New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-05
DIVIDED on TROLLEY LINES
NEW COUNCIL IN HOBOKEN FORMS A
COMBINATION AGAINST THEn MAYOR
4 CHAIRMAN HOSTILE TO TIE ADMINISTRATION
CIIOsEN-AP MADE-MAYoB

A CHAIRMAN HOSTILE TO THE ADMINISTRATION
crlosEy-AppoIXTMENT MADE-MAYoB
FAGANs ANNUAL MESSAGE.
The Uoboken Common Council for 1869. with ten
members. an Increase OF two owing TO the creation
or n neyr Fifth Ward organized in the City Hall
Yesterday afternoon with Councilman Edward
Oneruan who Is not on friendly terms with Mayor
Pagan as chairman. Onermans election was the
result Of a combination with Councilman Fox
SNYDER Capell. Weber and Murray. all OF whom
are determined TO fight the Mayor. The minority
who proclaim their allegiance to the Mayor. are
councilmen TImken weinthal. Londrigan and steil
The big Six will have enough votes TO over
ride the Mayors veto
The Council made the following appointments:
James +. Minturn. Corporation Attorney whose
term was extended from three 10 five years. Fred
erick Kaufman, city Controller three years Mrs'
Charles German, City Hall jantor. Edward walker
fauItor sub-poce station: Charles Coyne and John
Sullivan mark Keepers Patrick Sheehan and Michael
Keile City Hall engineers; John Maley' arthur
Mcmahon Thomas Goode ana FRANK DAY. va"
drivers; Charles Burke. bath Keeper: fatrick ON
way Inspector OF weights ana measures fa'rich
VToole sluice gate keeper; Joseph Mevius CIV
Hall gardener: John Decker. pound Keeper al Tor
one year and John IIafferty. Second Assistant CITY
Clerk, three years.
The session was lively one and was made IN
teresting by effort on the part oi MI "c'''"A'
to tangle up the new chairman
UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION.
In his fourth annual message 10 Tue Nou 'Nn =,
| Mavor Lawrence Pagan dwelt at length OH se'''",
| subjects. the most important OF ""0" was ''
transit. He said: ,,.... c,rna,v
| RI >or,o Hudson County Railway IoHpany
me iNo't tranrhse for carrying passengers upon
IN streets Of II 1bJken and wheh .'s e,r 4, ,nade
was niicatian 70 the Council TO change TO uoey
rnan through this city rms aPpi.oan' ,bo, 4, was
looked uPpn AZ ~ method was extremely dan
gerous and the company had one'e' "o
non for hs .bbent be stated at the acton
NJ Inc Council In entirely Ignoring tne ppnrpora
ana yS Sn asked not for privilege Of Ssns our
bread st,cets not for the PURPOSE ol hanens The
local "1 exsting lines but the contrary on ny
seeking terminal TO the Ivef po ,rooks and totally
busiest streets too marc" '0' '"'
While the people cage! ana r,c'c"rs they are
trayersed by cectrlc-caIs' 100 :,
w drmly opposed to using FrslS.; ,o az has
route While the corpora,lon NAV be allowed TO the
and consideration OF the SounT ~
so OF It's long service ana serities is endcavorns
us ne ni What wanted an electro Sa been
on WashinstSns,,l,' ,Ss bung Of what want
pc 'r,,lroad through narrow once aroused TO
the river Ny opPos'i,Tan the and
this gisris mn "A well as to the unfalrness ~ ef "a
Sbsd IN qnes seRn 81 ge aams PRIVILEGE
NJ two companies reehine -
"a. uss ignored. the other i"''
vas ,rxAcE TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
90, heartily In favor Of trolley ROAD III
| N.aad thoroughfares as Washing ~
suon am as unalterably opposed 70 INC 'n h,cb
.ion Of the great wide cars running d.
duc'lo' n such narrow and densely popu "a n
speed tnl0 Trst-sf To permit the ,Ith
streets anoad upon a thoroughfare OF su hnsness in.
eectrc ,he rradual subversion OF tne ax,lnc,ion
means IN, will OF the road the n,a ~ chil-
tertsts anI posslbly frighttul hoi This
or IRA rs nurposes OF an electric Io" Ia
dren IA nj include conditions SO oe' rha IN ,ro
city snoun dangerous 10 public safety ~. ' ,on
business ~ electric roads must D. h cnndi ms
ductloh o,r future but only upon su.n ni,,,ens
OF me M, nnerate for the Deneht Oh W, uubiic
as snan 'nroperty-owners ana the be"e''' P"O
a., sneaking OF Grove-st the Mayor sac. s,s
III ,ns outlet for traffic 10 Jersey Cy maj az
AS loi ~. heen a disgrace, and yet 'nV.ea W., 90
TOT ie"naes through this narrow an" uirS ~, an
people ,pa antique and equally drty pon.I ~ i,s,
whte drag their human freiBht III shtr. no
by 10, d a quarter OF century aso ms
as they nroved nothing changed wnie M ,.,ST rs
been HIP a other directions makes TINS thof'us'''
| Ih t,r rdrodfold worse by comparison.
no renorted the finances OF the CITY 10 ps " w.
iiS condition and the credit unihplne ~
| edyIssd tho creation OF sinking iuha III h,nded
| az devise the bost means OF lquiditihs '"e o'
| indebfedness Of the city. 49,, a., ,hs morn
Al The final meeting OF the old BoaIa ~ ~, yssoina
ing Wayor Pagan sent In commun.nt,wTn ontroileS
an ordinance Increasing the salary OF inc So"
from $2,00J 10 wv yea'-