The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-02
WORKMHN Want WAGES
Laborers on Hoboken Street
improvements Petition the
Common Council Mayor
Pagan and Public
Parks.

The member of the Hoboken Common
Council held a long session last night and
discussed what means should be taken to
pay Contractor Patrick Flaherty. Jr., for
regarding and cleaning the sewer OF
Newark street. The contract was issued
some time ago under an act of the Legis-
lature relating to street improvements. A
doubt has arisen over the constitutionality
of the act, and until this question is set
tied by the courts Treasurer Smith has
decided not to sign any warrants drawn
by the Council in Fiaherty's favor. AS a
consequence of the difficulty Flaherty mas
not been able to a his men one cent
since they began work over six weeks
ago. A delegation of the employees called
at the City Hall yesterday to complain TO
office.
Councilmen Bewig and McGovern intro-
duced a resolution to pay Flaherty S3.vuo
Tax Commissioners last year for the i'm
provement of Clinton and Ferry streets.
Il object said Councilman Londrigan,
ito twisting these funds any more than
they are. At first we took money out of
the Grand street improvement fund to re-
pave Ferry street, and at another time we
other purpose. There was a distinct un-
Outstanding at the time Mr.. Flaherty
commenced work that he was to wait for
his money until next May, when the Tax
Board viii appropriate the necessary
amount. l don't blame the City Treas
urer for refusing to sign our warrants
when he has not received the money for
"Well, what are you going to DOR in
going to keep these workmen waiting in
| quired Councilman Bewig. Are you
definitely? | don't want to see these fell
lows starve."
Mr.. Londrigan said tina Councilman Be
when the motion to pay Flaherty's claim
out of a specific fund was put to a vote
it was lost.
A resolution was presented by Council
man Londrigan calling upon the police
to obtain evidence against the North
Hudson County Railway Company for
violating the motor Vestibule Act, which
provides hat all trolley cars shall be
constructed with vestibules at both ends.
| After the resolution had passed unani-
mously, Mr.. Londrigan said
II an sorry that this action was not
taken by the Council before. If the
police do their duty and the constitution
ality of the act is sustained the city will
get considerable revenue I am against
corporations and / think that vestibules
on cars are necessary to protect both
motorman and passengers"
A complaint was referred to the Com
mittee on Licenses from a number OF
ing of a license for a saloon at No. 157
Fourteenth street. The petitioners de-
clared that there were enough saloons in
the neighborhood already;
liz I1hoSOiA AS0Aa 49,
Company sent a check to the Council for
81, 069. 50 for work done by the city in re-
pairing between the company's tracks.
Some surprise was caused when City
Clerk McDermott read the following let
ter from Mayor Fagan:-
Hoboken, N. J., Nov. &c, 1897.
To the Council
Gentlemen hereby return without my
approval an ordinance for the purchase
of one or more tracts of land for a pub
lie park, and to construct and maintain
same, passed at a session of your honor
able body held November IS. My reason
for so doing is that the power vested in
the Finance Committee. to purchase a
certain number of lots for a public park
is too great a power for this committee
to assume.
Respectfully,
LAWRENCE PAGAN,
Mayor.
The communication was accepted and
further action in the matter was post
pOned.