The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-17
BIG POLITICAL JOB
Only One Man Urged the
Harrison-Kearny AM
nexation Scheme.
MR.. KENNY'S BIG BLUFF.
Was Unable to Respond to the
Arguments Of the Jersey City
Citizens.
B. KENNY'S BIG BLUFF.
Special to The jersey oitp Ne,rs.

Special to the Jersey City Fetrs.
TRENTON. May II, 1s94.-A number of
the Senators gave another hearing in the
Harrison and Kearny annexation bill last
evening. It was given at the request of Mr..
Kenny, counsel of Harrison, who claimed
that the annexationists should be heard.
None of them except Mr.. Kenny material
lied and the committee listened to further
arguments from Jersey City to show why
the bill should not be passed over the Cover
nor's veto. There was a large number of
Jersey City gentlemen present, including
Mayor Wanser, Joseph A. Dear, Finance
Commissioner Detwiller, Humphrey w.
Carr, Spencer Weart, Reuben Simpson,
Judge McGrath, James Flemming, Myron
Furst, Jas. Corcoran and John D. Carscallen.
Colonel Charles w. Fuller of Bayonne was
the first speaker, and argued against the
bill. He was followed by Joseph A. Dear,
who aid the counties Of the State are
ancient and venerable institutions, and
should not be lightly interfered with. For
that reason alone he did not think a bill like
the one under consideration should pass IN
unless clearly beneficial to all the people Of
the State. As the Governor says, the motive
behind this is merely selfish. and any vii
age could make such a division.
Humphrey w. Carr, claimed that the ques-
ton should be submitted to the people for
their approval.
Director Bruggeman said that when the
gentlemen asked that the veto be sustained
they voiced the opinion of the taxpayers Of
Hudson county. The a-nnexationists knew
it was false when they said the Freeholders
had given them no improvements. They
had just built a bridge costing 100000. and
are now building q road across the meadows.
Those were of no benefit to Jersey City. The
other end of the county got no benefit from
them.
Mr. Dear suggested if the annexationists
had exercised the same energy in getting
Improvements from the Freeholders that
they have in this matter before the Senate
and Assembly, they would get more than
they deserve. Mr.. B~ruggeman said that the
county of Essex had taken no action to
build Jointly with Hudson the bridge across
the Passaic for which Harrison and Kearny
are clanoring.
M'GRATH C-oNTRADICTED EMMY.
Mr.. Kenny, counsel for Harrison, claimed
that the Essex Freeholders had taken such
action. Judge McGTath denied that and he
and Mr.. Kenny got into a wrangle over the
matter. Mr.. Kenny claiming that the Essex
Freeholders had taken the action necessary
and Judge McGrath claiming that the Essex
men had never sent to the Hudson men the
notice required by law. The discussion be-
came very animated and was quelled by
Senator Daily who presided over the hearing.
Mr.. Daily at the request of MIR. Kenny re-
heard the points made by the Jersey City
men at the morning hearing and Mr.. Kenny
admitted that they might all be true except
the one that it would impair the value OF the
county bonds.
Mr.. Kenny complained that the annexa-
tiunists had not been fairly treated in the
matter of the hearing and wanted another
hearing. Mr.. DAILY suggested that the Leg
r-l,<,,- -, r7rr11 rfco fndou a nA ~ xUnF1ld n i'm
possible to grant the request. The people of
Harrison and Kearny wanted to go to Essex.
They lived within the shadow of Newark.
Newark understood them and Jersey City
did not and they wanted to 90 with Essex.
He reminded Mr.. DAILY that he was Senator
sented Harrison and Kearny as we'll as Jer-
sey City. As their Senator he demanded
that he give them the same hearing as he
did his constituents of Jersey City.
Mr.. DAILY interrupted to ask if Mr.. Kenny
had not had three delegations before the
House and enate or the bill.
Mr. Kenny admitted that that was so, and
that a delegation had appeared before the
Governor in favor OF the bin.
HOT SHOT FROM MR.. WEART.
Mr- Weart said that the Mayors of Jersey
City and Hoboken and Judge McGrath, rep
resenting the Board of Fr~eeholders, were
here at the convenience of the Senate, and
Mr. Weart continued, with considerable
warmth, that they would stay until the Jer-
sey City men had beaten the Harrison and
Kearny men or they had beaten the Jersey
City men. He called upon Mr.. Kenny to
argue the matter if he had any argument,
and not to fill the Senators with nonsense.
Mr.. DAILY said he thought that the Harr1-
son and Kearnv men had as much oppor-
tunity to present their views as the Jersey
City men had. and he had been fair to both
sides.
Myron Furst said that In ell the talk of
greater New York to be composed of five
counties, nothing had been said about dis
rupting a single county.
DIR. DAILY said that when q people is to be
bonded to the extent of $500, 900 he thought
they ought to ave something to say about
it.
The people of Harrison and Kearny, Mr..
Kenny said, were perfectly familiar with
the situation and they are willing to assume
the responsibility. The people were sick of
Jersey City and wanted to get away: All
that he wanted now was time to be heard
further.
Mr.. Kenny got very much excited and
said that they wanted TO build up ieir
towns, and they could not do that if they re-
/mained in Hudson.
why why" why" chorused the Jer-
sey City men,
s.Because, y replied Mr.. Kenny, 'the gov
eminent of Essex is less expensive and Essex
will give us more than Hudson"
Mr.. Daily said that the Senators had heard
enough arguments, and the hearing was
over.