New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
PASSAIC COUNTY.
PATERSON.
A REDUCTION OF THE PRESENT HEAVY LICENSE
FEE LIKELY-MINoR NOTES OF INTEREST.

A REDUCTION OF THE PRESENT HEAVY LICENSE
FEE LIKELY-MINoR NOTES OF INTEREST.
II looks as n there would be circus in town
next sprinx There il no ster.otyped metaphor pre-
dieting strife scandal in this assertion II re-
fers TO real tent show, with three rings-a genu.
Inc "stupendous aggregation OF consomerated mag.
niicence" Paterson has not had many circus per.
formances by the big concerns in the last few years
The reason Is found In the heavy license fee ex-
acted by the municipality. The Aldermen charge
s0O a day The top price. except Paterson. Is IN
another town in the same Sta;e-Jersey CITY. Inc
fee was made 500 in Paterson some years ago. be-
cause the town got the name or being the most
oircus-crszy community in the United states ana
TIE shows. big ard little, reaped harvest. When
the circus came 10 town there was no use In trying
~ run the mills and many OF the manufacturers
accented the situation and shut down. while others
found the pretence OF working mere aggra|aton
The public schools were demoraized, ana the en're
community turned upside down But the principe.
evil was the immense sum Of money taken OUT OF
~ ci,v nv the showmen. Some newspaper nan OF
, mathematical turn figured out an estimate OF no"
many thousands OF dollars Paterson lost oy ever,
circus that came along. and the contemplation OF
tie sum so appalled, the public that the Aldermen.
Welding 10 the demand OF business men ana mn
onrers assessed the privilege OF giving circus
.nou I'm the c ~ limits at cool half thousanu uo'-
=, S,cs then no circuses. except the big bar
Nv, .bow have pitched their tents IN the Guy.
Nov Mr. Bailey has been laborins WIN 'i'e ''ue.
- ard telling them by letter. that he would
,iks "a. bring the Barnum show In May ou' ,uoes
no. like to pay 500 in these hard times ne "ou4a
~ ,,,,,,ry "a give up $780, and the License commit
-. ,.a voted TO recommend to the board that Inc
oauc,,on be made to that figure. IL Is expected
,bat business will protest against the rei'oNs1
=, N. high lcense restriction but big circus tent
ho,,srsa good many votes, and II Is thought proc
hs that the show peoples petition VIII D. grah'eo.
,r,, Paterson Good Government club mas e'ec'eo
,ar,v directors who will virtually controi Hs
,oIrs The clubs object is to reform municipal
ama,rs IN a non par basis. IL Is 10 act ratner
as ,;nr or an organizer OF independent tlcNets
and Il is expected that the anxiety OF parry pHr
tn,;ny bodies TO secure It's Endorsement for their
candidates will have benenciai enec' U" '"e'
choice. ,r ,,o,,narv NJ. heep LAYING
,r, rail crossings over the steam ROADS, doins
away with the jolting that used to torture ,ro"e'
e1 Ex lMayor David T. Glmor. an old resident and
wsil-knowp Grand Army man. Will remove ~
pasadena Cal with his family IN a Few weeks ~
make his permanent home there ,, .s.,,,
The annual report OF the Paterson o.phar ass III
Association shows that there are eSn.y AR
dren in the asylum, net gain OF ten over yes
ago twenty three having been PROVIDED wtn no" ~
eisewhere and thirty seven admitted hece,p,s ~.
the year including legacies, were Ae'i'' ana a'''
bursements. NI.IS. ,., =, 81, po,r5 ~
Health has engaged an architect TO pan ,he
rsr hosnital for contagious diseases. 10 take 'ne
la. ~ the Wretched sheds that now 10 hu,y vn
the a mshouse farm The new hospi ,. W." md
smbstantial with modern scientific appliances. anu
viii consist OF three Independent thoush coh,suoh
structures for smallpox. scarlet fever ana o'S"'
iberia.