The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-26
TEAPOT TEMPEST.
Reuben Simpson Says His
Aldermanic Colleagues
Are Wild Indians.
WRlNGLMG OVER THE P0UNDKEEPER
Sound Advice for Talkative Alder
men in Caucus-0rdinance
gaqs Passed. u

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Chairman Simpson. of the Board of AL
dermen. had a lively tilt with Alderman
MCCARTHY at last nights meeting, of the
Board. Early in the proceedings Will
lam Bays. who had been appointed
Poundkeeper. rendered his resignation
1t was accepted.
From the fact that an appointment was
flying around, no matter if only pound
master. a caucus was considered neces-
sary. According to Mr.. simpsons state
ment. it was agreed that AlonZo Cal
houn should be appointed Poundkeeper
and at the proper time he offered the
necessary resolution.
AS soon as Clerk Woolley had finished
reading it. Alderman Mccarthy ex-
claimed
81 would ike to have that resolution
tabled. I don't see why it is necessary
for any Republican member of this
Board to spring such a resolution on the
Board without letting any one know
about it,"
LEcTURING MCCARTHY.
'sThis appointment was agreed upon
in caucus retorted Mr.. Simpson. "You
have too much to say in caucus anyhow.
If you would attend to business you
would be better off,"
What takes place in caucus Should
not be brought up in open meeting, any
way" answered Alderman Mccarthy.
81 move that the resolution be tabled"
A vote was taken. and Mr.. Simpson
very promptly declared the motion to
table lost. Notwithstanding that only
three Democrats supported him.
st is suspicious" said Alderman Nc
Carthy when demanding the ayes and
nays, that a resolution by a Republic
can has only the support of Democrats.
1t is a fshy proceeding and should be
looked into"
TIL call Of the yeas and nays resulted
in the resolution being tabled. Suisse
quently Mr.. Simpson gave vent to his
feelings and scored his colleagues in
this way
YOU ARE RIGHT, REUBEN.
"In all my experience never saw
such a set Of men. They don't act like
men or boys in caucus, but more IKE
in a disgusting manner and no attention
IL paid to business. Such proceedings
Alderman Wilson replied to Mr.. Simp-
son that he should be excepted.
n, you M may g,m feel offs s1 will or not aot exce ret
y yoea What Via; I f'l haye said I I mean. Business
is business. Boys play is not for me-"
Another tilt was caused by Alderman
Taeaais simpson Simpson to the effect mat
the American flag be run up on the City
Hall and the pole on Washington street
er permitted.
The resolution was another caucus
measure. Alderman Mccarthy. wanted it
understand lit secondly because it
was an .un-American proceeding. He
CONCLUDED ed BY tyy saying tina "such on a course Wnst
where an American flag is never seen,
sat-it would not do ror Jersey city,
ORDINANCEs PASSED.
Corporation Counsel Blair filed an opin-
ION with the Board ~reratiye to the APP
pointment9of IAN larmoror. The law he
said did not specify which board should
make the appointment. The Street and
Water Commissioners named the Armor-
or this year because an appropriation for
such az officers salary had been given TO
Aldermen Mcearthy.s ordinance pro-
hibiting street exhibitions of bears was
passed, as was also Alderman Wilson'S
hack ordinance making it mandatory
upon cab drivers to go to a destination
a Iiesenss4fee Of SIS was passed.
An ordinance requiring bottlers of
beer to pay a license. zee Of $3.50 passed
by a partisan vote, Alderman Dohrmann
being the only Republican member to
4 bill from James. F.. Blackshaw for
repairing a closet in the City Hall stirred
up a little breeze The Board a%ppropri-
ated 800 for the work three weeks ago,
but Mr.. Blackshaw charged $102.21. Mr..
Simpson would not vote for it because
also because he considered the charges
exorbitant. Alderman Verrnilyea re-
fused to vote for it but it passed just
the same.
A resolution by Alderman Guiton re-
questing the Street and Water Commiss-
toners to put red glass in all street lamps
where there are fire boxes was allowed
to pass.
evening, July l.