The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-05
BREEZY MEETING.
Street and Water Commits
sioners Disagree as
10 Procedure in
Resolutions.
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS PROTEST
Mr.. Heintze and President Brown
Run a Tilt-Resolations
Ultimately squelched.
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS PROTEST
Mr.. Heintze and President Brown

meetings Of the Street and Water Board
was a missing factor at yesterday after
Moons adjourned session. Commissioners
Heintze and Boltwood, the Democratic
members, who are in the minority stirred
up a breeze which for a time enliyened
the session. 1t disturbed the dignity of
President Brown, aroused Commissioner
Kaiserss indignation and made the usu-
aily genial Commissioners Harding per-
spire profusely.
At tire last meeting of the Board Gem
missioner Heintze endeavored to intro
duce a couple of resolutions. Just what
they were the Republican members did
not know and President Brown, who
once sat in a Democratic Legislature,
played a few tricks he had learned while
in the minority.
Mr.. Heintze's resolutions were in Gam
mantown verancular tagged by a mo-
ton to adjourn. which was put and car
ried with such celebrity that Commissioners
Heintze was too ~astenisfed to speak.
After the meeting he and President
Brown mad an animated discussion 0
gag law. The discussion lasted only a
short time and the officials parted the
best of friends.
Yesterday the occurrence was nearly re-
peated. That it was. was as much due
to Commissioners Hetntze being a little
slow as 1t was to Commissioner Kaiser's
activity in springing a motion to adjourn
The routine business had been trans
acted and as there was nothing further
to do Commissioner Kaiser moved 30
adjourn. He had scarcely finished speak
ing when Mr.. Heintze announced rather
exeitedly that he had resolutions to
offer.
President Brown was In a happy frame
,of mind and turning TO Mr. Heintze
said
sI win waive my power to shut out
your resolutions. You must bear in
mind that a motion to adjourn 10 always
in order. When you have resolutions you
should get them in quickly"
It was given no opportunity to pre-
sent thefn,y snapped Mr.. Heintze.
@syou were, s:g,'' retorted President
Brown.
eve certainly have the right to make
motions and offer resolutions inter
rupted Commissioner Boltwood- When
we are choked of in what we want TO
do we. as the members in the minority,
have a right to kick and we will kick"
sIf that is what you want to do we
will give you all you a of it," ans
wered the President hotly. are in
the majority and l am the presiding Of
feer. That fact does not want to be
forgotten. I know a thing or two. If
you want to act squareiy why don't you
submit the resolutions you propose Of
fering to the whole Board. We would
| lei. YOU know how we would act then"
ut Is a poor rule that does not work
both ways answered COMMISSIONS
Boltwood. 'fWhy should we let you know
what we are. going TO DO. You don't
consult US. We are moi. shown your reso-
buttons, in fact I think / can honestly
say that / have never beer. shown any
except two which Mr.. Harding offered.
He did allow me to see them The other
gentlemen have not, however"
'YoG have seen our resolutions" put
in President Brown
q want it understood that I did not
make the motion to adjourn to shut out
cftedly. II thought you gentlemen were
going to sleep until / saw Clerk Bouton
asking Mt. HeintSe for tie r ESQ dlork
had no papers and having finished all our
business apparently, I thought it proper
to adjourn"
resolutions said Mr.. Heintze quietly
II want it understood" said the Presi-
dent, bringing down his gavel with some
force, that a motion TO adjourn IS al
wags III order and that ! may entertain
it"
The souabble was kept up for about
five minutes and President Brown again
Il must stop This cross fire." he said.
This outward show of the animus that
| exists is wrong and it is all nonsense
for you gentlemen to stand here and talk
for the beneft of the press. It's all bum
conbe and I won't stand IT.
.tYou speak of buneombe. Mr.. Presi-
dent" said Commissioner Boltwood
hotly, "and ] want YOU to understand
that the Democratic members are not
here PLAYING politics and m-anufaeturin ing
adoption Of which would not be beneficial
to the city. We put them here for you
gentlemen who are in the majority, to
| We know our business and we know our
duty. You speak of your resolutions
being submitted to US, and wish to call
my colleague knew about the Believille
~disnissals until the resolution was read
You knew disnlissats were TO be made"
retorted President Brown.
q heard SO. but never knew who
or how many were to go; You treat US
fairly and We will act fairly. Otherwise
we Will fight our way through" answer
| ed Mr.. Boltwood.
Clerk Bouton read Mr.. Heintze's first
Resolved. That out Of such license
set aside for the use Of this Board for
sums SUFFICIENT for the reconstruction Of
follows: Out Of the s5o,o 900 first set aside,
as aforesaid, this Board shall proceed to
| reconstruct the Eighth street sewer sys-
| tenn and when the amount set aside, as
aforesaid, shall have aggregated 100000,
the Bay street sewer.
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be