The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-23
portant to merchants of Hoboken and Jersey

portant to merchants OF Hoboken and jersey
City.
| tical with those Of Jersey City. ECheers.l
1--WE, like you in Jersey City, have a large
water front which does not belong to the
| people, but we must protect it. Now it's all
| very well for Harrison and Kearny to get
out of Hudson County, but having built a
bridge for them only recently have we TO
pay the expense for Essex trust gentle
| men we viii go dow to Trenton and protest
| against the scheme (Applause.)
~Assemblynian Salinger spoke denouncing
the scheme and told what he had said and
done in opposing it in the Legislature. Mr..
| Salinger described the people of Essex as a
set Of hogs. tLaughter.)
Judge John A. McGrath complained that
he knew of only one argument presented
why the scheme should be carried through
and that was that it was more convenient
for Kearny and Harrison to trade with New
ark.
The people advocating it are lawyers
| whose interest lies in Newark and who, not
being able to get office in Hudson county,
think by going over to Essex they will get
something there.
Judge McGrath moved that a committee
be appointed to get up data as to financial
and legal points to present before the Senate
Committee.
The appointment of the committee was
laid over to read a letter from Mayor w. Y.
Fair OF Bayonne approving OF the resolution
and saying that he would do what he could
to oppose the scheme.
Colonel Charles w. Fuller, in presenting
the letter from Bayonne, urged a large at
tendance at Trenton.
The gallant Colonel could not understand
how the bill slipped through the House, UNI
less it was that Assemblymen Salinger and
McEwan's speeches helped it. daughter.
perhaps even the Legislature has been SO
busy passing repealers they thought it was
a repeater and allowed it to go through"
[Laughter.]
A VOICE ROM KEARNY
Mr.. Joseph P. Mullin of Kearny corrected
| an impression that the people of the town
ships want annexation to Essex.
THE truth is" he said. sthat a ~disappolnt-
ed office seeker, a lawyer. and delinquent tax
| PAYERS want to get out of Hudson County.
They think it cheaper to get out of the
county than pay rent" daughter and cries
of that's it. .
A citizen from West End, sitting in the
lobby, found fault with the representatives
in allowing the bill to get so far. He said
that if meetings had been called the people
would have risen en- masse.
Major 2. K. PaRgborn urged those who
| go to Trenton tomorrow to impress on the
| Senators the fact that thesmajority does not
| desire the change. The annexation is not
| demanded by the people, and it is not right
for the Legislature to pass the bill over the
wishes of the people.
The adoption of the resolution was then
carried.
THE COMMITTEE.
Judge McGrath's motion was carried. and
the committee to present the views of the
people viii consist of Judge McGrath. Hugh
Dugan, James Flemming, Geo. L. Record
and Spencer Weart.
A general talk ensued as to the delegation
| to go tonight to Trenton, and it was agreed
| that the original Trenton Committee will
do all they can to induce the citizens to at
tend in person.
Many gave their names as willing to at
tend