The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-27
CHOPS AND TOMATO SAUCE.

Good Govsrnmene Association No.
Holds Highly Unimportant Session.
Good Government Association No. l
held its regular monthly meeting last
evening in Arcanum Hall. After the rou-
tine business was disposed of, the report
of the Committee on Cheaper Ferriage
was read by Secretary Russell. The re-
port is purely historical 1t mentions a
number of laws which bear on the sub
ject, giving the dates of their passage.
1t is of little interest and still less i'm
portance.
This was the closing paragraph
eve therefore conclude that the State
OF New Jersey, with the concurrence of
the State of New York, either directly
or through municipalities to whom the
power may be delegated, can fix and
regulate the charges on these ferries,
subject to the paramount authority. of
Congress. We recommend the repeal OF
the act of 1858, by virtue of which repeal
all the powers conferred upon the Free
holders of Hudson county under the act
of 1899 may be restored to them; also,
if deemed necessary, an amendment to
the original act changing 1t so as to
doubt to the existing and modern fer
rieS."
Mr.. Mungo J. Currie added to the re-
the ferries were irrepealable.
The committee was requested to draft
a bill providing for two cent ferriage
between certain hours, and to send it to
the Legislature and urge its passage.
A communication was received from the
Civil Service Reform League of New York
inviting the association to attend the sew
enteenth annual meeting of the League
in Cincinnati on December 16. A delegate
was appointed to represent the associa-
ton. In reply to communication sent 70
Congressman McEwan requesting MS aq-
vice about the South Cove grant, the fol-
lowing was read
.Since you have been good enough to
assign me a place amongst those who
have at heart the welfare of our city, you
will, am sure, pardon me If | refer to the
important matter of the South Cove, that
once to make the South Cove grant profit
able 1 would be glad to know that your
association has given consideration to this
subject. Without having given the matter
as much thought as it should have, before
giving final expression of my views as to
what ought to be done In this matter, 1t
has occurred to me that If the property
were decided to a Board of Trustees com
posed of three or five, with the usual pow
ers of trustees, except as to the aliena-
to dispose of these acquisitions, power
being given to lease for the largest
amount offered at public auction for par
GELS of the tract, for a determinate period
as is done in New York City, or for the
largest amount for the shortest period of
time as is done in some other places I'm
der no circumstances should the lease be
for a. longer time than fifteen or twenty
years, and if for a longer time than ten
years then the amount of rental should be
increased If carefully managed feel
convinced that the city would get from
this source alone at the end of ten years
about 500, 900 900. net annually"
The South Cove question will be the top
ic for the next meeting, and Mr.. Myron
Furst, of the committee on public meet
ings. will have a speaker who is well post
ed on the subject to adress the associa-
tion.