The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-11
MUNICIPAL WAR.
Hoboken's Council Tries to
Prevent Street Railway
Improvement.
MAYOR FAGAN TO THE RESCUE
Says Hard Things About the City
Fathers and Stops Their
Proceedings.
lAYOR FAGAN TO THE RESCUE

The session of the Hoboken Council,
held last night, was the livelicst and
most interesting the present Board ever
held The excitement was caused by
Councilman Fox introducing two resold-
tions relative to the tearing up of Wash
ington street by the North Hudson Coun-
ty Railway Company, without first OBJ
tanning the consent of the Committee
on Streets and OF Street Commissioner
Bayer.
The first provided that the Street Com
missioner be directed to stop ali work
en- Washington street and compel the
railroad company 20 place the street in
the same condition as it was previous to
them tearing it up The other directed
the Corporation Attorney to bring suit
against the North Hudson County Rail-
road Company IN the name OF the city
and alss to apply to the Chancellor for
an injunction restraining the company
from any further tearing up OF the
street
AS soon as the clerk had finished read
ing the motions Mr.. Capelli moved that
they be adopted. But before the motion
could be seconded Mr., Weinthal object
ed, and then the circus began. Mr..
Weinthal wanted to know If the motions
were motions or resolutions. He was
told they were motions and that they
were put in that shape in order to get
them passed speedily. This led to some
acrimonious discussion. during which Mr.
Weinthal said that the motions were
mo blow has been aimed at the
Mayor hctly replied the chairman, and,
continuing, said:-"You are out OF order.
Sit down.
'aThis is nothing but direct attack
upon the head Of the city government,
repeated Mr.. Weinthal, growing red IN
upon his desk. You were even closer
to the Mayor than anyone else, but
now
s.You are out of order" broke in Chair
man Offerman, land command you to
aOh.,s won't be balldozed. I am de-
termined to be heard. Those tactics
won't go with me- shouted the now in
dignant Alderman from the First ward.
Il want you to take your seat, shouted
back the chairman. 4I don't want you to
insult me and won't permit you to
either
ber of this Board, replied Mr.. Weinthal,
| s'but / don't intend to be cut off short
| in anything l have to say. This mat
| ter will go before the courts if these mo-
tions are permitted to prevail and that
wen, they will preva.l," interposed the
! 'sWeil, suppose they win," returned
Mr.. Weinthal; you will make them pre-
| vail
| After a great deal more of this kind
! of talk the motion was carried.
After the meeting, on the corner OF
!
| man Offernlan saw one of the company $
Workmen cutting cross bridging and or
| dered him to stop. The man complied
| but a moment later went to work again
| by order of his foreman. The gang OF
| Italians at work continued all night long
| without interference.
| The Board also had a spat over the
| liquor license question. A petition signed
| by a number of prominent citizens asked
| tEat. a license be granted to Gustay
knelhausen to keep a saloon at No. los
Washington street. Another petition
was received protesting against the grant,
ing of the license on the ground lnat
there were already too many saloons in
the block. After some discussion it
was decided to give both sides a hearing
before the License Committee. An or
dinance providing that all licenses fol
saloons issued in the future should read,
House of public entertainment and
inn and tavern caused a great deal mora
talk.
Aother heated argument arose ovec the
awarding of the contract for t le removal
Of ashes to Anthony Paderoni, the pres
ent contractor. Councilman Weinthal ar
gued that the BID was Irregular mas
much as 1t was submitted In leao pencil
Chairman Offermann said that it WAS III
ink, but Mr.. Weinthal stuck to his side
OF the argument, and the two men were
about 10 say some unpleasant things
was awarded by a vote of nine to ONT
Mr.. Weinthal being the only one voting
in the negative
The plans for Public School No. Z as
drawn by Architect Charles Fall were
approved and accepted.