The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-04
.HOBOKHN'S PROSPERITY
Mayor Fagan's Fourth Mes
sage The New Council
Organizes.

The old Hoboken Common Council met
this morning for the last time and wound
UP its business.
approval the claim of Counsellor VIM.
in the school house legal proceedings,
and the ordinance increasing the Comp
troller's salary from $1,000 to $500.
City Clerk McDermott submitted his
annual report of monies received from
licenses, which amounted to s93, ,26S; also
$50 received from County Collector
Dugan, being the amount refunded for
the November election.
complimentary resolution was pre-
sented to Councilman Sturcken, the only
retiring member.
Corporation Attorneys opinion be asked
regarding the Mayors power to veto
the ordinance increasing the Comp
troller's salary. Councilman Weinthal
objected. The Board, he said, was too
intelligent a body not to know that the
Mayor had a right to veto all ordinances.
Mr.. Offermann got back at Mr.. Wein-
! thai by merely telling him he did not
know that he (Mr WeinthaD was the
Corporation Attorney, and that he also
did not ask for Mr.. Weinthal's opinion.
.s1n+, The little aleed disagresabls lisa argument
calling for a vote upon the question.
Mr. Offermann was sustained by vote
of six to two, Mr.. Weinthal and Chair
man Timken voting in the negative.
Then the Board adjourned.
AS soon as the old Hoboken Council ad-
journed this morning and the Council
chambers became vacant a large number
upon the desks of the new Councilmen.
Councilman Anthony CapelH received 50
many flowers that his desk could not hold
them all and two chairs were brought into
use. He had an anchor, boat, horse
shoe, a wreath and two baskets all made
Of roses of every kind and description.
ceivlngz quite so many, were nevertheless
honored, and some of their floral designs
were even more magnificent.
The new Council was called to order by
City Clerk MoDermott, who asked for
nominations for chairman. Councilman
Offernann was nominated by Commits
sioner Capelli and seconded by Council
man Snyder. Mr.. Weinthal nominated ex-
Chairman Timken, but his nomination
was rejected by vote of five to four, Mr.
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a vote of five to four, he refusing to vote.
Those who voted for him were Messrs
ken. Those voting against him were
GMessrs. Weinthal, Steils, Londrigan and
Weber.
Following the election of Mr.. Offermann
Mayor Pagan was waited upon by COM
mittee and his fourth annual message to
the Council was received. The Mayor in
his message referred to the many improve
ments the city had made during the past
year, mentioning the new school houses
and the new public library building now
in course of erection, and the new main
lateral sewer which was recently con-
structed through Ferry street at a cost
of over 100000. He then advocated the
paving OF the principal streets through the
city with asphalt and other improvements
to public highways. The finances of the
city, he said, were in an excellent state
and the city's credit was unimpaired. Re
garding the bonded debt of the city he
advised that a sinking fund commission
be appointed whereby a fund could be
raised to meet the bonds when they fall
due next year. Next he touched upon the
seWering and referred to the Legislature s
action to relieve Hoboken from receiving
the sewerage from Jersey City Heights
Then the message dwelt at great length
upon the asphalt and its great benefits to
growing city.
OF the city's two parks he said they
were being taken care of in a careless
manner which was disgrace to the city
the city's schools and other educational
institutions, and branched off by a long
story of the North Hudson County Rail-
road Company's request for franchise
to change its motive power from horse
to electricity some two years ago. He
winds up the trolley question by urging
the Council to grant them the franchise.
He speaks in Glowing terms of the Police
and Fire Departments, advocating the
erection of another fire house.
In conclusion he spoke of the city as
being one of the best governed and most
economical cities in the country.