The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-30
MAD At JERSEY CITY
Mayor Pagan Wants Us Sued
for Maintaining a
Nuisance.
HoBoKEN'S OFFICIAL WIT
The Common Council Grows Funny
Over the Five Per Cent.
Increase.

For months past the Hoboken Common
Council has discussed measures for
stopping the emptying of the old Ravlne
Road sewer on Hoboken land. Members
of the Council nave wasted considerable
breath over their denunciation of Jer-
sey City's neglect to pay for the abate-
ment of the nuisance. In the opinion of
many the county, and not Jersey City,
is responsible. Mayor Pagan sent the fol-
lowing communication to the Common
Council at its meeting last night
MAYOR FAGAN'S LETTER.
For many years past there has ex-
listed within the boundaries of our city
a disgraceful and shameful example of
leet that has caused and is daily caus-
ing our citizens much anxiety, both for
the health of the community as well as
the value of property lying in the VI
entity of the nuisance. / refer to the
malodorous and dangerous Ravine Road
sewer. l have time and again e~ndeaVor-
ed TO prevail upon the authorities of
Jersey City to make an appropriation
for the purpose OF enabling the RaVlHe
Road Sewer Commissioners to begin the
work SO urgently needed and so posi-
lively necessary in order to remove this
danger and repair or construct this
standing menace to the health of our
people that it shall no longer disgrace
us.
hcSlilS dllSI lAi66IlIS has pCCh iACAt
and my communication have been re-
ceived with no attempt to take any ac-
tion looking toward the satisfactory adj
justment of the matter, and | am forced
to the conclusion that the authorities do
not intend to do anything towards the
suppression of the nuisance, and that we
must, for our own safety and thepride
of the city, proceed at once at law
against the city of Jersey City to com
pei the removal of this obnoxious nuis-
ance. 1 would. therefore, advise you to
direct the Corporation Attorney to in
stitute proceedlngs that may result IN
desired. The sluggish inactivity of Jer-
sey City has caused us untold injury.
and the time has come when it can no
longer be borne; both in justice to our
property owners and a duty we owe, to
public health must urge us to act i'm
mediately. The question of sewers is
one that for us bears an important part
in the maintenance of our place among
have many acres of low lands which are
below tide water and are in~adequately
drained, and 1 would recommend that
you take steps at once to provide for
the construction and maintenance of out
let sewers. / would emphasize the ne
cessity of proceeding with this neces-
that the low lands may receive a just
share of the improvements in which
property be alike protected from the
river to the Hill and from Weehawken
to the Jersey City line;
Without comment the communication
was referred to the Sewer Committee, to
report at the next Council meeting.
Bids for improvement of Fifth street,
between Grand and Madison streets, We're
received, but not awarded last night.
The Innkeepers' Association asked the
Council to issue no more liquor licenses,
and if any were issued to allow them only
TO American citizens.
H. Tientsch of Jackson street complain
ed that blocks being used in repairing
that street, between First street and
Paterson Plank Road, were unfit for use,
being cracked and soft. Councilmen Of
ferman and Thinker denied this and asked
that the matter be left to the Street Com
mittee, of which they are members. This
was done. Several property owners asked
O'Brien of No. 62 Bloomfieldstreet, didn's
want to pay personal tax because he
Braun and Adolph Ewelll, old war vet
Grams, claimed to be entitled to freedom
from tax on account of services rendered
the Union and Mrs. Susan Crawford
asked the same because her husband
served in the rebellion.
The Hoboken Cab Owners Association
came to the front with a long communi-
cation, in which they set forth a large
number of grievances. They claimed
that the ordinances regulating cabs and
similar vehicles was daily violated and
many of them had no license. That dis
ordinations were made in favor of some
livery men. All of which the petitioners
declare to be unjust to them and they
offered to supply the board with inspec- |
tors to see that the ordinance was en-
4OiCC0.
FUNNY COUNCILMEN.
The Council was officially notified
through a communication from the
County Board of Taxation of the
five per cent increase in the assessment
returned by Assessor Dollard.
The communication had been m;slaid
and only found its way out last night.
When it had been finished Councilman
WeinthaI exclaimed
81 think somebody made a mistake.
That was meant for Jersey City, and not
Hoboken. We have no fault to find
with our assessor. His methods are en-
tirely satisfactory to us. We make a
kick against that five per cent. increase,
though.
Mr.. Offerman said that perhaps the adj
dress was wrong and the communication
was intended for Jersey City.
Yer" yelled the other Councilmen,
as they laughed at their own wit and
proceeded to business.
August Bremmer was awarded the con-
tract for erecting a fence around the
City Hall at ninety cents per foot. VIM.
Youngman was awarded contract for
Improving First street, between Jackson
and Marshall streets. Lawyer Michael
J. Cannon. School Trustee. was given
the work of fndexing and Strengthening
out the records of the District Court
for $500. For three months the Council
has been tied on this thing, and Chair
man Bewig was the one last night who
sweryed. The fight was between Charles
Adolphe and Cannon A resolution was
passed, after a fight: calling for pro-
posals for a site for a new engine house
for the Fire Department in the Third
Ward north of Fifth Gfrpaf Tho onpOc
ing Councilmen declared the city had no
money to purchase the site, anyhow,
the Tax Boards appropriation for the
Fire Department being exhausted.
WARNING TO BICYCLE RIDERS.
The Editor of 'The Jersey City News"