The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-08
BOARD OF SCANDAL,
Republican Aldermen Fig
ure at a Meeting in
Various Disgrace
full Lights.
HIDING wo6LLEY's mALFEAsANoE
Reckless Suppression Of a
Motion to Investigate the
Search Fee Abuses.
THEATRICAL LICENSE EXPOSE
Attempt TO Raise the Fee to $3.50
Followed a Free Seat
Rebuff.


Those voters who are responsible for
the existence of the present Board OF
Aldermen should have been present az
last nights meeting of that alleged hon
orable body Four things would have
opened their eyes. Each one was suffi-
cient in itself to convince them that the
quicker the Board passes out of the
control of the Republicans the better it
will be for the city. No. was the fruit
less effort to have the misconduct of the
City Clerks office by Edward w. Wooney
for his personal gain. as exposed by
''The News" investigated. No. 2 was an
intimation of some petty meanness. No.
was the presence of Alderman Al
Heritage, who few days ago accused
Alderman Ross of bribery in connection
and now assumes to take part in the
transaction of public business, by reason
of having crawled away from damage
suit by apologizing.
No. a motion of Alderman Dohrmann
that the Board should meet no more.
Alderman Mccarthy started the ball
rolling. ''The Jersey City News" he
began, has published statements con-
cerning the misconduct of the City
Clerks Office, which demand investiga-
ton. Property owners want to know if
these things exist. AS an Alderman rep
resenting citizens of a portion of this
city 1 want to know. Through the
Chair I want to ask the Clerk if it is
true or not true that clerks paid liber~
ally by the city are made to make
instead of attending to the duties they
are paid to perform. I want this report
denied or affirmed; am interested and
so are all the people of this city. They
want to know the truth"
1.-THE Clerk is here" replied Chairman
Simpson, "and he may answer for him
self. / do not know that anything is
being done by the clerks of that office
that was not done under. former clerks.
make searches and what Mr.. Woolley
is doing others have done, and L do not
know of any rules that are being violated
or any wrong that is being done that
has not been done for years.
tThen if a wrong has been going on
for years. retorted Alderman Mccarthy,
'are we supposed as servants of the
public to keep our mouths shut and
allow that wrong to continue, particu-
larly when the taxpayers are paying
clerks to do work which is enriching
an individual and not dollar is going
Into the city treasury"
Il fail to see what the Alderman =
argument is interrupted Alderman Will
son. He does not specify any wrong
DOING
"some people can't and won't under,
stand wrong doing snapped Mr.. Nc
Carthy
City Clerk Wooaey was growing nn-
easy at this junoture and was about to
say something when the faithful Presi-
dent of the Board went to his rescue
Il declare Alderman Mccarthy out of
ordery' he shouted, pounding his desk
with his gavel. IF he has any business
he wants to transact let him present 1t
properly to the Board in resolution
form
= want a committee to investigate the
conduct Of the City Clerks ONCE"
shouted back Mr. Mccarthy, ..and if
you dare pass the resolution I am about
to offer we will have an investigation
City Marshal Graham procured the
resolution. and it was pretty pin for
the City Clerk to swallow when he was
forced TO read
Resolved, That the President Of this
Board forthwith appoint committee
of three to investigate the method Of
conducting the business Of the City
Clerks Office.
The resolution had no sooner been read
than Alderman Wilson made a caustic
remark in an undertone. 1t brought
Alderman Mccarthy to his feet in an
instant.
s's.If you can afford to kill that resolu-
tion.' he said excitedly to Mr.. wilson.
i can afford to have it killed and don't