The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-22
HOBOKEN BOARDS.
Tax Commissioners APP
pea1ed to For Money For
a Dispensary.
GalE WOULDN'T ENTER lAGAHs Of ICE,
School Trustees Hold a Secret
Session - Rumors About
Trustee Heating.

the Hoboken Tax Board last night as counsel
to the Board of Health and asked for an APP
preparation of $500 to maintain the free
d~ispensary at Fifth and Grand streets. He
explained that In this neighborhood there
are many poor families that cannot pay for
medicine. Five doctors, Messrs. ~Broekhaus,
Nichols, Arlitz, Fletcher and Clausen nave
started the dispensary and for the past three
years have served gratis sick families unable
to pay. During that time 1900 patients have
been treated, and 1900 prescriptions filed,
all at no cost to the sick ones. This insti-
tuition, said Mr.. Young In answer to a ques-
ton, does not concern the Poormaster, and
he has never aided the physicians. Commits
sioner Stewart said he doubted If an appro-
priation could be made to the body direct, it
not being Incorporated.
Mr.. Young answered that the appropria-
ton might be made to some fund, and so
reach the institution. The Dispensary will
soon have q charter. The commissioner
promised to give the matter earnest consid-
Grafton.
KEEPING THE sLuICE GATES.
The members walked over sluice-gate
keeper, Michael Boyle. Boyle was reap
pointed by the Common Council this spring
Commissioner Barrie said the sluice-gate
keeper does not perform his work. The
sluice-gate is seldom attended to, and the
meadows are flooded in consequence
"You never Know where to lind the man."
exclaimed Mr.. Barrie.
"You're pretty sure to find him cumming
round the City Hail." answered Mr.. From
nell. ~ don't think we should make any
appropriation for the sluice-gate or keeper
il the work is not done. | think. though,
that the man will do the work better If the
gates are in order"
sThe Mayor told me this morning that
we have the same old man and got stuck
with him again. ; said Mr.. Barrie, and the
matter dropped.
The Committee of Streets and Assessments
of the council asked for SIS, OTIS and the Com
mittee on Lamps and Gas $27, 15S. so. The
Fire Commissioners want $63, 2O3.35- The
Police Commissioners, S94, 523, and the ater
Commissioners $1,000. to build mains along
the meadow district uptown. All were re-
fcrred to committees. Comptroller kauf-
mann reported the city indebtedness in con-
sequence Of bonds aud interest are for
1894 '95 as $50, 725.
SCHOOL BOARD FFAIR
Commissioner Stewart gave the School
been accused of retarding the progress of
school culture in e~ndeayoring to have the
school appropriation cut OFF this year. He
said that was never his object.
"Wbat I wanted was that the School
Board should handle the money to the in
terest of the schools. There was plenty to
be done that wasn't, because the appropri-
alton was spent for something else not half
so necessary. In No. 5 School the cloak
rooms are filthy, and the scholars comfort
is entirely disregarded. There are other
things noticeable, too."
Commissioner Braun said he had read up
a little and found that the Tax Board is a
continuous body until the next is elected.
w can then look after our %appropria-
lions. I think, and if the boards misuse the
money we should call the attention Of the
Grand Jury to it.n
The board adjourned to meet on Wednes-
day evening.
Police Commissioners.
The Hoboken Police Commissioners, with
the exception of Commissioner Coyle, met
last night in Mayor Fagan's office, City
Hall. Commissioner Coyle stood in the City
Clerks Office adjoining the Mayors office.
City CLERK McDermot5 went after him.
II won't go in there,n declared the Com
missioner. we never held a secret meeting
before, and | won't do it this time"
There was a large crowd at the time wait
ing to be admitted to the Council Chamber,
where the meetings are always held. The
payroll Of $1,000. 10 for May was passed SO
as to submit the same to the council at its
meeting Wednesday evening. Chief Fan
ning's salary was fixed at 81, 800 as Captain
of the ssub" from June l..
School Boards Secret Meeting.
Last night at the meeting of the Hoboken
School Board, Trustee Heating moved that
tine meeting be held behind closed DOORS
This was a surprise to the citizens and re-
porters present, as heretofore, with ono ex-
ception, the meetings have been public. 1t
case Of Janitor Mccarthy was vas
to be brought up. A few MEM
bers of the Orinoco Club who were pre-
sent in the hallway said that it was a scheme
of Heating to sell baseball tickets. It seems
Trustee Heating is President of the Hoboken
Baseball Company; a trust concern that has
cornered all the baseball grounds in Hobo
ken, and also the best players. The company
will give exhibition games every Saturday
on st. Georges Cricket Grounds. Trustee
Heating believes the science of baseball
should be taught by the teachers, and will
have a book he is now writing on the sub
ject made a part of the studies of the sew
eral classes next fall. That the teachers
may have practical knowledge of the same,
itiwas said that Keating proposed having a
resolution adopted last night ordering the
teachers of the schools to purchase season
tickets at a reduced rate. The reduced rate
two and one-half cents on the dollar-was
allowed, so that enemies of Heating could
not say his scheme was to make money for
the baseball company. 1t was also said by
the Orinocoes that Heating would introduce
a resolution allowing boys on the shonorn
list to jump the fence, he i~nstructing the
police not to interfere with them.
1t was learned today, however, that Keat-
ing did not present any of his schemes.
US n, ~nArOA>-., I~~sIMGUA- IL ALA ~
Board for S148, 900 for expenses for the ensu-
ing year. This seems like a big joke to a
good many, but it isn't. Last year they got
S14S,00 The general impression is that
they won't get anywhere near the amount
they ask for.
STAG OF THE J. G. A. @.