The sun., 1896-08-18
HDG GEFIElD PARK DARK.
JERSEY cITJEENs WANT
To KNOW WY.

peach 1tselr or LtEht Nhoee kampSf
=. indignation meeting assembled the citizens
= sRidceheld PARK, n. j., made strenuous Of.
. -. 10 hnd out about several matters last
an, The Town Hall was full to overHowinR.
"a 1, continued 10 he so for two long hours
-,,ls with question and counter-quostion and
Vi, the Assem- blsge endeAvorod to ascertain
y, tho village has had no street lights for
-. Las. month. why the village laborers
o.. not been paid. why the village
~. ha, gone to protest, why the village stone
..s,red from a contractor was left In the rail-
- Yards with demurraRe expenses accrulnR
~ dsy, Why tho village Superintendent OF
e,,ss,s was discharged. why tho Board OF
T,r.,,.s couldn't get together and agree. and,
=. ana Of the Board profanely but oxplioitly
,,rr,.sed It last night, why the hell
"A What the hell. anyway ~ The gloom
!, the occasion was largely dispelled by
~. .0orts Of Mr.. John Shields. who came to
a. mss,ine without collar, but with large
.,n,pss OF wh,skers. and raised q commanding
,,io. in behalf OF the downtrodden village
,.nnIish,er who hadn't received his waRes. It
s,h.eouently transpired that this lamplghter
NV, his oil from Mr.. Shields and hasn't paid
nis bill since the village got in arrears.
n ha, already been told In THE SIN that
,h.re IL q split In Ridgeheld Parks Board OF
T,o,,eee. These trustees don't get any hnan-
c,.l remuneration for their services. They do
The work for tho excitement there Ia In 1t. and,
indriuy from last night they must be richly
,.Id They were called incompetents. lunatics,
tcol, and cheats, and invited to resign get out
and oually. as a last straw. to investigate and
a,c.rtain II they couldn't be impcached. Two
AZ them, President Hobart and Treasurer
r,csrp were present They are the minority
vho have been trying to put the town on hrm
1nspcial basis. as they claim. while the others
have been opposing them. Clerk Price. who
.,dsd with the President was also there.
The meeting opened with tho Rev. Mr.. Chipp
m the chair. Mr.. Chip is young. wears Elassss.
and has . will OF his own. That utter pande-
ncnium did not reign Al, the time time z due mainly
ssvissd S,iid bis hearers TO keep cool and not 70
aS1ssI ss@ss Fes R:FIaa that Of shs
meeting he declared to be that Mr.. Marshall
o 70 hi; pE'sIn sS. q sosp In:
up I1% rO.s John Shields and began 10 a cross oo-
tween Kilkenny broCue and . Platt-Deutsohe
soi don't dthiuk it do be in our ohurisdiet--"
You misunderstand," INTERRUPTED tho Chair.
NJ wei. oi don't dthink care for 70 considher
@ snoz about .hm strsts lamD'sa. OF arsh you.
.ysS9: n rrss HsTFsE gss. i. ss C. h, s ssf.
EN- light ihs lamps" yelled the crowd.
By The time Chairman Chi6 had Suslled the
TfSA TSe NOTION not % had been put and carried. and
George Smith was making q brief and common
sense sperch. suggesting that Q Committeo on
resolutions be appointed. Up popped Mr.. Shields
What do we wan, width rezzylutionsr Why
don't the ,rusth bees oxplAin7 Oh wanty know Nv
Mr. Hobart win explain. OF wanty know why
ny Soa'rs tue '!sa shisids," R sslisd al the crowd.
tdent Hobart rising. and the people oheored and
Going 10 the platform. the President told the
story Of how an attempt to raise money BY .
loan had been bio. he'd By the refusal Of the ma
Ain! We sSa TO ger M no lights in our street ?"
run By sass TO ass
fences Roin' round In the dark n1o!t permis-
sou. BY re, reason Of tie fslly Sh.. ss.. .hs
lwanty know. Mr. Chairman Z"
-No cash." responded a voice from the rear.
VIVA. serves hi. country with a erowbar in his
hands Workin' on the roads an has . wife an
ismsly 10 supp4rt. Mr. Chairman" continued
who has intruded on house party of hornets.
why don't we pay him, Mr.. ChAirmanl ask
Same reason" said the voice In the rear.
.pthen lt the goord OF Trusthees 70 loomp
n the river" cried Mr, Shields. "It'e . black.
pan. an buys his oil OF me. They ain't give
him him no 20 mon money Ter three months. an he can't
The cst was ont Of the bag. great roar Of
aughter cut Shields of short Before no could
teoSer from his surprise and chagrin Mr.. Ho-
% the question. and then Horace Wilcox moved
EAt . committee on resolutions be appointed.
rp lssped q nercs little man with cap in his
nj ha hal RTHNn n
uhe cried:
.NotaIpayers amt talked yet. 1 amt heard
yysrs on that there entity. Give No men
nn pays the taIeS chance"
I S .is. %Isy u1 Ss s.,Gs s.S5s %
nas vas Wi.chor. tho village junkman.
Ibis laugh hAn remarkable effect on q Popu-
hine ancient 10 front OF Wilcher. He wagGied
Along bard furously and proclaimed:
Any man that laughs At that motion I'll
'sue VIII him" he Snno1need;, ,,
~ ~ the junkmsn. why. can lick any two
Nobody offered to fight, however. and the
notion was carried. straiehtway the ire
ps;siole Shields elevated himself to astAndinG
o. vanity know II that rezzlution will raise
money Ter to pay for tile lampses-"
..s Oh, choke Of the lamps!' yelled some one.
sAeers. whistles. and hoots that the lampiiRht-
en champion had TO sit down.
III IN the interval Afforded BY his suppression
aschAr appointed committee of i've. who
tout vent out for consultation. During their ab-
s,a seaee one Of ne unpaid workmsn gave q sue
point Of view.
have been working on the roads since
T., sald he. and the exorbitant amount
va. have rscei, ed is S5.25. Now. sir. | want
ask why provision has not heen made long
Sn,tore ~ oeiore the trouble about this note TO pay
s"rkMeh who do work for the village IL may
H. Wis., scoIomy, economIzing for the village at
m me eehpenso OF the workingmen: but saw that
"seTHhu,iee. have not bren doing their duty"
IN tAlH Ha AHaH. sh.,aN
~. IssealS; You're all right. You know what
inv. I lAlkih about. Ol wahty know why the
Jhs.fes nldnt have the mon"y TO pay the lamp
anrt m beihor he went to work buyin' oil off'n
sn, s; which he can't pay 1t because the notes 10
IN I'n 70 protest an the village 10 goin' to hell
,lhe Committee Is about to report" an.
"Jum' T eu The Chairman pat emily.
rr.u IN ne cnmniltee WAS not ready 20 report
a,l lthry hau asked various questions a. to tho
ss,,p"n'!nity Tor the failure ~ the Board to do
tnss tsIn ~ ihihE> II should have done. These ques-
snn ns L.ftH Price answered with as much av old
e"nioi no oi personalities as was possible. At the
othmGIuslnh shields avoided the def aiming grasp
saatn suffering neighbors and reared his head
hol VANITY know about the lamplichter." he
in,Ianesi esi Oi VANITY know what will tn rezzy-
n,iD,nt i"ni % Ter him. There was 81 500 appro-
fIyiI,ra Ter 20 light the lanpse-. The lamp
psid 'rr ~ ustrF be paid raggeler. He'd oughter be
IT, t"aEeier, but hr aint paid raggeer an with
ravp.Ii.t.:2o Iit:2ou appropriation why amt he pail