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ROW In THE COUNCIL.
Mayor Pagan Lectures One Of
Hoboken's City Fathers
No Election.

N N4kkk-
mon Council, last night, developed into
q lively dispute which threatened to END
n blows. That 1t did not result In d
row was only because the counciImen
and especially the Mayor, restrained their
tempers.
The breeze Of excitement arose when
the Claim OF Contractor Joseph Wadding-
eon LOT soio, was presented for payment
me Dill had been before the Council since
iast July, but owing to the obstinate
STAND K by a majority OF the Boar
y was never paid. The work called
n the claim was. ordered by May.
Fsagan at q time when the Ravine Rof
sewer over flowed and threatened
inundate the entire lower section Of the
city. The Mayor after making repeated
requests Of the Street Committed to
remedy the nuisance, instructed Wadding-
ton to fill in around the sewer SO as "a
prevent the refuse from flowing on the
streets Washington performed the work
put when he presented his bill. certain
members of the Council refused to an
prove it because Mayor Pagan had order
ed the work without authority from the
Board.
When the bill came up again last
light, Councilman Capelli. who was d
member. Of the Street Committee at the
time the work was done, refused to an
prove It. II don't understand why wad-
dington did the work without consulting
THIS Board,' he remarked.
Just h Mayor Pagan entered tbe
chamber and said he would like ia saw q
few words.
can tell you why that work was
oone.' ne said, addressing Capelli. Time
ana time did the Street Commissioner
speak to you about it and try to have it
cone, but you persisted in postponing it.
! gave the contractor his orders to save
those people from being flooded from their
homes with filth. It's all well enough for
you to stand up here and say with in
situations that you don't know what IT
is. | want to say what you are and ri
tell you what you are sometime in the
future,
Mayor Pagan was greatly excited as he
spoke and shook his fist.
don't know what is is and the Mayor
or any n else can't tell me-, retorted
Capelli.
me claim was finally passed Capelli be-
ing the only member who voted against
it.
The next matter brought up was Mavor
fagan,s veto of the resolution passed bv
the Council at the last meeting oraar;ng
. special election to be held in the Second
Ward 70 MI the vacancy left by the late
Colonel Charles Erlenkoetter. In the let
Ter the Mayor stated that he saw no
reason why the election should take
place. Neither the interests of the CITY.
nor the ward, he said, demanded it. and
IN his opinion the position could remain
vacant until the next general election.
ne added that a special election would be
an extra expense on the city.
councilman Weber. who represents the
Second Ward, moved that the veto be re-
ceived and hat the resolution be passed
over the Mayors disapproval. His sug-
gestion Immediately raised the question
as to whether there would be sufficient
time to advertise the election within the
date specified for it to take place. The
resolution sets forth that the election
shall be held On June %. This would al
low the Council (barring Sundays) only
eieven days, but the law requires that
the notice for the election shall be pub
msned twenty days prior to the voting.
q Pr JUL DIS u the law on
the subject and City Clerk McDermott
was asked to give his opinion.
Mr.. McDermott said he understood that
the oniy law touching upon the matter
was the general election law which speci-
hes twenty days as the time for adyertis-
ing all election notices.
Isn't there a law providing for special
elections also?' Councilman Lo%ndrigan
Not to my knowledge" replied Mr.. Nc
Dermott.
Then I don't see what we can do.'
continued Londrigan.
this case?' asked Chairman Weinthal of
Corporation Counse Minturn, who was
sent for.
my advice to the clerk" replied Mr..
Minturn, would be to advertise accord
ing to the general election law"
Councilman Capelli disputed Mayor
gan authority to veto the resolution.
He produced a copy of the city charter,
but when Mr.. Minturn had looked
though it he ascertained that the Mayor
had bower to veto all resolutions passed
Of money. This settled the dispute and
although the resolution could not become
operative unless the date for the election
was extended, the members proceeded to
vote upon it.
Councilman Londrfgan, Capelli, Stuer-
wald, Weber and Steil voted to sustain the
resolution. but as 1t required a two-thirds
vote to pass it over the Mayors veto it
was lost.
Mayor Pagan also sent to the Council
a batch of insurance claims which he re-
fused to approve because the law re-
quires that the expenditures amounting to
over 500 shall be awarded to the lowest
bidder. No bids were solicited when the
public buildings were insured and the
members of the ouncil are in a quandarv
as to what to do. The matter was re- |
ferred to the Committee on. inanc
An amendment was added to the asphal
ordinance providing for the pavement Of
a cycle path four feet wide at the side
of all the streets approaching the ferries |
so that bicyclists can reach the ferries |
without riding on rough paving stones.
Frederick F. Harral, a iunatic: Will3an,
Wright Harral. Helen M. Mulliken. EDWARD