The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-02
MAYORS BUSY DAY.
His Honor Writes a Couple
Of Lively Letters and
Thinks a Lot.
NEWARK AVENUE SIDEWALKS
Why the Sheridan & Shea Co.
Has Not Begun Work on
Montgomery Street.

Mayor Hoos was kept busy today at
tending to public business. City Clerk
O'Donnell, Water Assessor Kenny anu
Water Registrar Peckham were among
the early callers. They consulted Win
him in relation to business in thelr re-
spective departments. After the Clty
Clerk retired, His Honor approved the
resolution prohibiting the City Clerk from
receiving any further application Tor the
opening of a saloon at No. oo OXFORD
avenue The approval of the resolution
puts an end to any chance Patrick ken
ny may ever have had of opening sa-
loon there.
Shortly after the Water Assessor ana
Registrar retired, the Mayor sent the foi-
lowing communication to the Street ana
Water Board
Gentlemen-I would most respectful
ly call the attention Of y,. your aonoFaple of ihe
sidewalks in all parts OF this city, ana
particularly on Newark avenue, our main
business thorougnfare- me tSeat olt
to Henderson street present an appear
ance anything but pleasing to the eye. AL
The same time they menace the The 1lte nawl aHu
ly laid walk on the corner OF Henderson
street and Newark avenue IS as least
from nine lncHeS 10 d lSOl lll6 blSi th<sii tiAS
adjoining walk, thus causing an abrupt
step before reaching the same. ine new
walk laid in front of 50 Newark avenue
the walks adjoining. Each property own
er seems to have adopted grade OF MS
own; the effect being series OF steps al
along the street 1t would be unsafe Tor
strangers TO walk along the avenue at
night and even those most familiar with
the condition of these walks are IN con-
slant danger.
/ sincerely trust that vigorous steps be
taken to remedy this unsightly and
shameful condition OF afIaMs. These
form to the grade required should be no
tined al once TO change their walks to the
i would also call your attention to the
New: rk avenue and on
Montgomery street. There are number
Oh them which are il very bad condition,
ana = .lIen require immediate attention
/ am resolved that the streets of this
city shall be made as nearly perfect as
possible. and trust that your Honorable
Board will lend its aid in putting this
resolution into effect.
EDWARD Hoos, Mayor
The Street and Water Commissioners,
at their meeting on Monday, will doubt
less pass resolutions directing the owners
of property along the streets mentioned
to repair their walks If the property
owners refuse. the city will do the work
at their expense.
The Mayor next paid his attention to
the delinquency of the Sheridan & Shea
Company, which has been awarded
contract to repaye and repair Montgom-
cry street, between Hudson and Warren
streets. In letter to the company, His
Honor wrote:-
.I have been informed that up to today
no vigorous measures have been taken
toward repaving Montgomery street. for
which you have the contract. A week
contract, and 1 shall insist that the work
be done within the required time. The
work to be well. done should be COM
menced at once.
The Mayor is putting the screws on all
contractors who have public work. He
has informed the Street and Water Com
missioners that he proposes having all
public work done within the time allowed
under the contracts. In the case of the
Sheridan & Shea Company. Mr.. Sheridan
says he will finish Montgomery street on
time. He has not torn the street up yet
because he wants to get ell his materials
ready before doing so.
The Mayor had only finished his letter
to the company. when his secretary hand
ed him a letter from the Mayor of Seattle.
That ofioial explained that Seattle has
q population of 10000. The police force
plumbers fifty The Mayor of Seattle is
anxious either to stop gambling there or
increase the police force Which is most
favored by the gentleman, Mayor Hoos
was unable to determine The Mayor Of
Seattle asked. however, II Mayor Hoos
thought gambling in that town could be
suppressed with such limited force.
Mayor Hoos sent him a letter advising
him that the police force was too small
to stamp out gambling. The Mayor based
his information on the efforts of the police
here. The local police force numbers 225
ana the population 10000, and the Mayor,
after citing that fact, informed the Seattle
Executive that it was all the police courts
and Sheriff could do here to keep gam
bling confined
Having disposed of all the business be-
ore him. the Mayor retired to his
private Office to study the water specifi-
cations and to think of a strange couple
that asked him to marry them yesterday
afternoon. The would-be benedict was a
colored man, well dressed and Of natty
appearance. The prospective bride was a
white woman. She was fine looking,
handsomely dressed and expressed her
self we'll When the couple entered the
Mayors reception room, they were .ac-
costed by Messenger Peter Golden
When he learned their mission he hustled
Into the Mayors private office and gave
Ills Honor vivid description of the
couple. Secretary Hoes was in state OF
mind and Assistant Secretary Collins
peeped over the official screen to get
look at the strange couple Mayor Hoos
was puzzled He disliked to refuse the
request OF the couple but he could not
reconcile himself to becoming party to
uniting a colored man and white woman
In marriage. He finally concluded to allow
some one else to tie the knot. He directed
was fndisposed The couple were disap-
pointed. They made a few uncomplimen-
fary remarks to Messenger Golden and
retired 10 look for some one who was dis
posed to make them man and wife for a
consideration.