New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-08
HUDSON COUNTY.
JERSEY CITY.
A MOVEMENT IN FAVOR OF Af"GREATEN
JERSEY CITY"
HOW GOVERNOR wERTs HAD FuN-CHtRCH AND
SOCIETY NoTEs--A POLICE DEPART

HOW GOVERNOR WERTS HAD FIN-'h'i,~H >'
SOCIETY NoTEs-A POLICE DEPART
MENT RECORD.
A movement is Oh foot in Jersey City to eXtend
the boundaries of that town so as 10 create
"Greater Jersey City by taking IN an "e NV"
inequalities of Hudson County. one OF 'he ooI'
is to create a homogeneous government, anu w
awav with the Board of Freeholders. mus iar'
however no one seems inclined to favor tne no'e
ment: that is outside of Jersey City. WINE many
admit that it might be good idea TO nave UNI
form system of government, 1t is also ooJeo'eu Ia
Jersey City owes so much money that ITO 'e"' mr
arrangement of the debt can be eHec'eu' nc
debt of the big city is. including us wafer '
nearly $lScooooo, while Hoboken claims 10 owe oi's
about e. 600 600 The North Hudson towns are
bitterly opposed to the project. though the! "o.r
gladly hail a proposition to create ne" oou"''
from the North Hudson towns and hopoAen' Wv,
ing TO the geography of the situation there Is niue
community and no affinity between Nor'h iiu"-
son and Jersey City. while the lack oi .'"'. 's
facilities makes it difficult to go from the Nor'h
Hudson towns TO Jersey City. To go from "u''e e
burg to Jersey City. for instance consumes "'0l.
than one hours time and requires '"o' II nv
three changes Of cars; while if man lives IN the
North BERGEN section of the county, where '"'''
ore no cars at all the communication Is much
more tedious and vexatous Bayonhe aiso Up
noses the project. The probability Is 'ha' .'e
"Greater Jersey City will have to wait ie"
years. - .,o e IN Ie~s-v City,
told friend the other day that he had so3u > uea
OF fun in helping TO canvass the 10 have to sign
Certificates for eight Republican CohGtesSe H., "a at
almost broke his heart 70 heart ae when he found
that ne had lost SIS by not a;tenn1s s c.overnnr
If he wouldn't celebrate the election oil tne , yis
Congressman by coming over 10 the fep"'''
The Jersey City Presbytery on TuesdaE eVsn; ,h
positively refused to acceR ae ssor Of the John
Knox Presbyterian Church Pastor Houston h 40
asked be relieved from The cnarse Dp Herr Of
Inc First Presbyterian Church. VINO v0teu 10 r.
ject the resignation intimated tna' ,ns pSIe he
vas willing TO vote to accept for sufficient reason
he would mot 50 Ps sote Houston said he had given
true reason for Offering ms himself
'rhe matter was finally postponed until the next
meeting of the Presbytery. 49, ,eo. uooao nannv
this week by the opening of their new public school
This district which few years ago ~a Of iSe nest
school buildings in Jersey City thanks 10 .hH o nsn
license law. which deyotes onsi0ar!h Oh 'e
Many OF the Epworth Leagues OF Jersey lily
have taken of se eT all d have been
successful. The money raised Will be devoted 10
Tbe manasers of the Consolidated Traction Com
pany have announced that early IN ,ne ne" xJ sb
tenders v uo,,s
Tuesday evening for the purpose OF organizing a
(,hautauoua Union embracing all the circles IN
Hudson County. Each circle will be represented
by three delegates. -, -,
Professor Horace c. Wait. president OF the Cha-
tauoua Circle of the Congregational Tabernacle
will deliver an address the Beach Circle on Mon
day evening at the home of Mr.. William H. beach
No Sc West Side-ave. The subject Will be Roman
Remains in England . . r... I'll,
The congregation OF st. Marks Protestant Epis
copal Church expect to have an unusually happy
Christmas season. Two weeks ago they celebrated
the payment of the last dollar OF debt on their
pretty little church in Jersey ave. and now the
women have just closed fair which put sl,lp IN
the treasury. -,
The Republican Police Board besides giving the
city good police government since II mas been IN
existence has just given the people lesson IN 40
nestle economy by winding up the fiscal year on
December with a balance on hand the iirst time au
such a thing has been known in the last decade.
Trinity. Methodist Episcopal Church on sund is,
last celebrated it's sixty-ffth anniversary and the
fact that II free from debt for the first time
in many years. The jubilee services were con-
Quoted by the pastor. the Rev. John krantz. as
sisted by the Rev. Henry Spellmeyer. of Newark
Edward Mahaney convicted OF murder In the
second degree in the Hudson County Court yester-
day Judge Lippincott Immediately sentenced MIN
TO twenty years in the State Prison at Trenton /;
the maximum punishment. Mahaney kicked ana
beat his wife, who was about - become a mother.
so that she died in few hours, in Harrison on
September ..