New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-14

thing drop?
rnomas F.. Lanes dismissal from the Treasury
na,artment in Washington for "inattention 70
h,s auties" is coincident with his appearance In
ventucky to help father-n-law Blackburn peat
the Administration forces in the Senatorial night
vr Lane used 10 be an especial favorite with
csnator Smith and it is singular that the Sena-
AR could not keep his -protege in Office Inc
senator managed. however. to get the place lot
another of his warm admirers
To mass bill authorizing commissioners 10
nrovide for track elevation under conditions re-
ouiring the municipality TO pay part OF the cost
will do Jersey City no good until IT Is put wi'hh
Tho mower of that city to get from some source
the money needed to meet such expense
c.,,a malignant enemies of John Kean are
calculating the story that he Is responsible Tor
"rbe Elizabeth Heralds" attacks on Mayor
ponkin. Those who know John Kean best refuse
% believe that he could would lend hiInseh 10
campaign Of SANDER or vihcation. MI Mean
has come through some pretty nara poh'io"'
battles. but he has always fought iair' 10 oe
,,eve him guilty Of instgating me heiaiu
articles would be to believe that ne had oNes'eo
himself of those traits which have won mn,
hundreds of personal friends regardless OF pohu-
cal affiliations.
The good citizens of Paterson who assume that
oil the Ills of the Silk City are due TO saloons
being open on Sunday had better readJus' 'he''
snectacles put on their considering caps ana taKe
look around and they may discover evils Oh
Greater magnitude which cry out more strongly
for attention and must obliterated II that city Is
ever to take place among the decent muhic'pai-
tiles of the State First and foremost Is the heeo
y, orousing the public conscience to the necessity
t,to m 10
parroom pets and loafers are chosen at the polls
,oor after wear to supervise the schools, police
Are and excise departments. and while that con-
,es 20 he the case It Is useless to talk about en-
forcing this or that law. Friends OF good gov
.rnment should for the present, sink every otner
issue but that Of getting competent and self-re-
specting men in charge OF the various Depart
,nents of the city government That ACCOM-
plished the rest won't be so difficult
The House Of Assembly has postponed finai
oaiournment from next Friday to the following
Wednesday, March rs. Their reason for this Is
that the Joint committee now at work revising
the borough laws has much ON hand that II
cannot get the revision done next week
That bill permitting the United States OH COM
rany TO run pipeline through New-Jersey seems
destined to fall by the wayside Inc STANDARD
Oil Company ana all ltS duAhai'eo CIV ''o'-o
the measure vigorously. and the OUTLOOK HOW 10
that the opposition will be successful
Prosecutor Winfield OF Hudson County, has
rad dismissed the indictment against the Shah-
leys for their manure nuisance on the turnpike
road between Jersey CITY and Newark Lack
~ evidence, ia the reason given. Three or four
months from now the Prosecutor could get VIII
nesses enough to fill the Court House twenty
lx, c,ihnO
travels daily across the meadows on train. troll
ley-car. bicycle or vehicle.
Tho moro fact that they are Democrats does
not Justify the sneers thrown from time TO time
81 the Hudson delegation In the Assembly. 1t Is
q long time since Hudson sent to the State Legls-
,ature more reputable set Of men. on the WHOLE
than those now representing 1t In the Capito'
Mayor Wanser has prepared an amendment TO
Assembiyman Flemings track-elevation Dill
which practically changes tha- measure from Top
70 bottom. The amended bill empowers 'he
posra NJ Works 70 require railroad companies to
elevate or depress their tracks. In case any cOh-
many does not respond to order Of this kind
.ba poard may call upon it to furnish elevation
or denression plans within three months. II the
cornnanv still does nothing. the Board may pre-
mare plans and within ninety days the company
must proceed forthwith to elevate or depress in
accordance Herewith" the work TO be completed
within two years. All the expense must be borne
by the company. Should the company make
plea of insolvency the Chancellor may be asked
for an order compelling the company to do the
work.
The final paragraph Of the amendment reads
thus:
In case said company shall fail to proceed in good
faith with the construction Of said improvement
within the time limited by Section hereol, or
times thereafter, in such manner as to insure
shall be unlawful for any company or any persSl
or corporation acting under US authority or iran,
chses TO use said tracks, crossings, said streets
a. GRADE for any purpose whatsoever. and any use
tHeSeof shall then be deemed &c be public nuisance