The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-30
TO LEX0W THESTATE
State House to Be lnvestl-
gated First, Then Mid
dleSex and Monmouth
CoubtieS.
HUDSON COUNTY TO BE INCLUDED
Anti-Manure Heap Bill Doomed
LaidIaw Avenue Improve
ment Bill Passed,
HUDSON COUNTY TO BE INCLUDED
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TRENTON, Jan. 80, 1S9o.-The senate
has definitely decided to investigate some
Democratic sections of the State, anu
Senator Ketcham has been instructed 70
co,leot all the evidence in the aiiesa-
t;ons If against B.. J. Ford
in connection with the State House.
Mr. Herbert was directed to coilect
the evidence of corruption which the
sunreme Court Investigations nave
brought to light in Monmouth ana NM
dlesex counties These gentlemen wiz
renort Monday night and then the pan
of action will be decided upon. II WIN
then be determined whether Hoooheh
and Hudson county will be LexoWeo.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOuSE
The House was in session a little over
an hour this morning and Mr.. Cagney
sac,red the passage of his bill, whlch
emnowers the Jersey City Street ana
Water Board, by a unanimous vote, 10
construct a stairway from Laiuia" ae
nue. to Hoboken avenue.
This morning Blackshaw presented 10
tha Sneaker a communication signed py'
four members of the m consei-
ing to the reporting of his antl-Alaiuie
Heap bill. Mr.. Burger said ne was no.
ready to report the bill, because seVera.
interested parties wanted to be hearo
The communication was referred 10 Tue
committee. A motion to direct MI. Bur
GER TO renort the bill was tabled by a
yote of 81 to 6. This indicates that the
outlook for the passage of the Dill IS hot
varv boneful. Mr.. Blackshaw, however,
is fuu of fight and says he will not
abandon the bill until it is beyond resur-
rection.
House No. So, Providing for a new
$500. 900 High School building for New
ark was advocated in an able manner
on third reading by Mr.. Mock, VINO
showed the absolute need of such a
structure.
Mr.. Eisele asked for delay. and fur-
her insisted that a new grammar and
primary schoo be built before sucn =
large sum is spent for a high school
He hough that the people, OF NeWarh
city for the new high school His mo-
ton to postpone further conslderalloh
until Monday evening prevailed. ~
Nj. Gruber advocated postponlng the
bill. saying thai it applied to Jersey City
and he wanted to ses what his const1tu-
ents had to say ABOUT IL. Daa.a
Mr.. Mock said the Jersey CITY, 6oara
of Education naQ appeaieu Inc DA9
Mr.. Eisele and Gruber insisted upon
the motion to postpone and 1t was car
UNION SEWER BILL PASSED.
Senator Days bill to legalize issue OF
sewer bonds by Union Hill was passed,
There is some doubt of the constitution
aiity of the act under which the bonds
were issued.
ing the time for the commencement and
completion of the bridge. across the
Hudson by the New York and New
Jersey Bridge Company for ten years
nroyided the company valves all taxation
and agrees to subject itself
to ali general taxation laws which may
now exist or be hereafter passed.
Mr.. Schober introduced a bill to abolish
Mr.. Roberts introduced a bill provid-
ing that the laws shall be published In
at least one Democratic and one RepuD-
lican paper in first and second class
GAS BILL IN COMMITTEE.
Hearings broke out agatn tins af Ger-
porations heard arguments Tor and
against Gruber's cheap gas bill. Mr..
Gruber presented figures showing the
Mr.. Levi P. Stevens. proprietor Of G
patent gas process, said he would like
a contract with a million dollars back
ing to furnish for thirty cents a thou
sand feet better gas than is furnished in
Trenton at two dollars. Three year.
ago he offered the company in. Trenton
to make twenty-five candle gas for thirty
cents a thousand.
Secretary of State Kelsey, President of
the Consolidated Gas Companies OF New
ark, said their figures did not apply
to his works.
Colonel Charles Fuller secured an &C
journment of the hearing until neg:
Tuesday, so he could prepare arguments
against the bill.
NO MONEY FOR PARKS.
The committee also gave q hearing or
Mr.. Cagney's bill for parks in Hudson.
Mr.. Schcber insisted on the hearing go
ing over until next week, saying that
the people of Jersey City have too muct
taxes now to pay and should be heard
before the bill passed. The hearing went
over.