The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-23
Citizens PROTEST..
Proposed Trolley Road in Ho-
boken Creates Strong
Opposition.

A large lobby was attracted to the
meeting OF the Hoboken City Fathers
yesterday afternoon because of the ru-
nlors that the ordinance granting per-
mission to operate a trolley fine through
First street by the Jersey City, Hobo
ken and Rutherford Railway Company
was going to pass its final stage.
When Chairman Timken asked the old
familiar question, If there were any OBJ
jectors present, Mr.. Wilson, a promi-
nent property owner of First street,
stepped within the enclosure and said
that there were a number in the lobby
who objected to the cars running through
First street, but that they were afraid
to speak out on account of being guy
ed" Continuing, he said
1.-THE Council has repeatedly asked the
property holders for their opinion upon
the matter, and they have always given
it, yet not one member of the Council
has ever dared to express his opinion.
For a change / think we would like to
hear from them. I have nothing much
to say more than / nave already said,
but I want to state, however, that /
have made a personal canvass myself,
and only found two people in four blocks
who are in favor of it. OF those who
signed in favor of granting the franchise
l would state that Mr.. Crevier never
acquainted the owners of the property
which he handled on First street, and
hat he signed the petition upon his own
responsibility. Mr.. Weinthal said that he
made a grave mistake when he signed
in favor of it, and later signed against
it. Mr.. Casper also said that he had not
taken the matter into consideration when
ha ora al In fn W. Of q MI or fba n
at a later date. The only two / Could
not get to sign against it were an Italian
Harrison. who keeps a small store"
Councilman Snyder then asked him if
he was aware of the fact that the Ruth
Yes" replied Mr.. Wilson, and I am
also aware Of the fact that they got a
I know of is whore they got a hold of a
drinking man, took him to Coyle's sa-
loon, filled him full Of rum and then got
The man died shortly afterwards"
The man Mr.. Wilson referred to was
Peter Mccoy, who died from the effects
No other ohssactors appeared and Mr..
Offermann moved the question he laid
over.
Councilman Weinthal, a brother of
Commissioner of Virtue Weinthal, who
caused the raid upon the alleged disorder
~ mouse al. mo. 6O InlrQ street, HOBO
ken, last week, offered a resolution that
the Council order the Chief of Police to
thoroughly investigate the character of
the above house and also that of the
proprietor, Henry Kreuter. Kreuter, the
Councilman said, was ined 500 by the
New York police for keeping a d~isorderly
house in that city just previous to COM
ing to Hoboken.
The Councilman was not aware that
Kreuter sold out last night and sudden
ly left town.
The Councilman,s resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Saloon Lii
lenses.
Mayor Pagan sent in a veto in respect
of certificates for IS, S73.S Sc for the sewer
on Ferry street. He said that the com
mittee had no power to order the work.
The veto was referred.
The ordinance creating a Fifth ward in
the city passed its first reading by a
vote of seven to one. Chairman Timken
voting nays upon the grounds that he
was not familiar with the object and
would not vote for anything the facts of
which he was not thoroughly acquaint-
ed with.