The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-18
TALK ON TAXATION.
Board Of Trade Convinced
That the Commission
Will Do the Square
Thing.
HEssRs. EDWARDS AND QUEEN PRAISED
Request the Board of Aldermen
to Rescind Produce Deal
erS' Ordinance.

The Board of Trade held a meeting last
evening. the first at which there has been
a quorum present to transact business for
several weeks. Thirteen members were in
attendance. President A. ]. Corcoran pre-
sided. Two important matters, equal tax
alton and the ordinance passed by the
Board of Aldermen to regulate and license
produce dealers, We're the subjects dis
cussed.
A communication from the National
Transportation Association, whose pur-
pose is to array all bodies against unjust
determinations in the charges for the
transportation of freight, requesting this
Board to enter the membership which in
cludes many of the most prominent cor
porations and organizations in the coun-
try, appoint a committee of conference
and offer suggestions for general benefit,
was received and referred TO the Commit
tee on Commerce.
Mr.. Condict, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Equal Taxation, when called upon
for { report, said it was hardly necessary
to make one, as the newspapers have al
ready published all tina has been done.
Mr.. William d. Edwards, he said, was
highly qualified to look after the city's
interests, and he believed no man in the
country could do better than he had lone.
Mn. Condict said that in his opinion the
| report of the Commissioners at least a
majority, if not unanimous, will be in
favor of the passage of some law for the
benefit of Jersey City.
Mr.. Humphrey Carr said It was neces-
sary to continue to educate the people
throughout the State on this important
question. The railroad companies are
beginning TO show that they hin some
thing viii grow out of the movement by
making offers of compromise and want to
cut down the rate, but the Board must
stick to the rate and take chances on
the assessment.
Mr.. cond.ct said the report of the Com
missioners will make it as clear as the
MONDAY sun and that Mr.. Edwards may
be depended upon to refute the claims
of the railroad companies, he having in
his possession certified copies of the neces-
sary documents to that effect.
Mr.. Dear said he was satisfied that the
Commissioners are fully convinced that
great injustice is imposed upon the pri-
| vaTe property owners and that the rail-
road companies are not paying their just
proportion of AK. He did not believe the
Commissioners would take any stock in
the arguments of counsel for the rail-
roads.
Mr.. Myron Furst highly complimented
the efforts of John Wahl Queen, member
OF the last Legislature. through which
really the Commission was appointed.
paa MT DR. !. Queen was endorsed by this
election the people showed him under,
by the largest vote cast against any
candidate, instead Of saying Well done,
said to him You stay home Gap
plause.}
Mr.. Dear said the trouble was that Mr..
9nsen Vas Bafb a Nh little let. too coed for his
said they voted for Mr.. Queen and Mr..
Hoos and wanted to see them elected.
Mr.. Edward Hoos attributed Mr.. Queens
recognition in the last Legislature to the
fact that he had a warm friend in Speak
er Derousse, but if Mcpherson be elected
Speaker of the next House he doubted
that any measure could be passed in favor
OF equa taxation, as he is IN the side of
the railroads.
Mr.; Dear told of attending a convention
of the several Boards of Trade of the
State, met to procure equal taxation.
MIR. Hoos inquired of Mr.. Dear why
he supposed the Governor would favor
the report Of the Commissioners, if it
was for equal taxation.
MIR. Dear replied because that ON the
occasion OF the parade on the Boulevard
ne was on the reviewing stand with
the Governor and talked to him about
the appointment of the Commission, and
he was so warm in praise of the men
he had appointed, being. as he said,
conscientious and Of high intelligence,
that he did not believe he would stultify
himself by, not approving of whatever.
they may do.
At the request of President corcoran
the clerk read the ordinance passed by
the Board Of Aldermen on last Tuesday
night to regulate and license produce
dealers, the provisions of which have
already been published, and said he could
syfnpathize with tradesmen here whose
business was injured by foreign COM
p%etitors.
Mr.. Carr said it was the duty of the
Beard OF Trade to endeavor to have prices
brought down to the consumer. If ii was
necessary TO pass an ordinance to regu-
late the sale of this produce it was NOT
necessary to place the fee at SO high a
hgure that dealers would be driver AWAY.
Mr.. Cleary said the Board would take
a step backward if it did not take action
m opposition to this ordinance. In New
York and all other cities all kinds of
vessels and cars without restriction. and
1t should be the same here.
Mr.. VOORHEES, thought that protection
e the regul a dealers and storekeepers
hcense fee money be too high.
Mr.. Hoos said the Board of Aldermen
were elected by the people and they are
Inc representatives. Of the people and
PIE want and they had probably been
asked 70 pass this ordinance or believed
they had good reason for passing it.
1t was finally decided to request fhe
Beard Of Aldermen to rescind the ordi-
nancS, and appoint a committee to confer
with the Committee on Commerce of thie
Boaro ior the Drafting of an ordinance
more lust and adequate In its provisions
Preslden Ccrcoran announced the an
polntment OF the following COMMITTEE
70 present at the next meeting nomina-
siuns ZOE olncers for the next year.
and Dear.