The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-16
Board Of Trade Wants to
Bring the Traction Com
pany to Terms.
DISCUSSING DOGS AND DOGCLYCHERS
s ;. G. "A. Methods Denounced at
Last Nights Meeting-Mo-
mentous Question Settled.

Traction Company by the neck, chatted
about the misdeeds of the S. p. c. A..
finally eclipsed itself by going to the
dogs.
Besides President A. ]. Corcoran and
Secretary w. TAFT. there were present
Messrs. ]. A. Dear, James G.. Masking,
M. ]. Furst, H. w. Carr, J. P. Hail.
Il. Anderson, ]. E. Banks, S. C. Mount,
n j. F.. Got gh, each of VIII M had
something to say on the thrilling topics
before mentioned. Really the meeting
was called to wind ID the routine bust
ness of the year; but the ruling passion to
talk about water was too strong for some
of the members, and that subject came
up when Mr.. James P. Hall launched his
hobby of compelling Cd the Console
dated Traction Comp my to sprinkle the
streets during the dusty summer months.
Before the debate IN street sprinkling
was begun there was this business TO
attend to. and it was rushed through
with commendahle speed:-Mr. II. w.
Dewitt was elected a member. Among
the communications received was one
from. Fl. A. T iompso of Hoboken, who,
1t appears. is about to take the negative
side in a debate before the Hoboken
@|CrNk u pAA NAAS -
m control of telegraphs. Mr..
Thompson sought to be enlightened on
whether it was preferable for Uncl Sam
to buy out the private companies at fair
prices and maintain a civil service sys-
tenn for the employees or not.
N. Mount thought that. inasmuch as
the communication was addressed to the
President of the Board, Mr.. Corcoran
-l.4t,ll -xx-o To- hr,< tho nr6Si6nnf
wouldn't look at it in that light and
maintained it was the duty of the Board
to give the information. Just as the de-
bate>on this vital point was reaching a
crisis, a band on a trolley ride excursion,
passing the doors OF the Boards rooms,
struck up -.Arrah go on, you're only
fooling," and Mr.. Dear, approaching the
hint from. the musicians outside. moved
that the letter be laid over, and it was
so ordered.
The Board then devoted itself to the
affairs of Congress, the representatives
of which, when they read ~tonight's
News will be glad to hear that the
Jersey City Board of Trade g~raciously
favors the passage of the Torrey Bank
ruptcy bin. This was brought about
through Mr.. H. w. Carr, who insisted
on voting upon il, while Mr.. Mount OBJ
1ected because he didn't know the
bill meant. The lawyer was enlightened
by Mr.. Furst. and permission was grant
ed to Congress to pass the bill.
Treasurer Frank Stevens report was
next read. On, December Is, 1896, the
balance in hand in the Second National
Bank and Proyident Institution for Saw
ings was S5S3.59. Since then dues to the
amount of s711.13 AVE been received,
making a total of $1,294.72. From this
amount the treasurer has disbursed $S3l.lo,
leaving a balance in the bank of $46S-62.
rs that all?" asked the horrihed Mr..
Banks. why we had, a year ago $500
in.sthe bank, and h Merchants Protec-
i've But President Corcoran's gavel
cut short the speech just as it was about
to become interesting.
When the president began to call for
reports from committees. Some OF them
didn't respond, for the simple reason that
the members on them didn't know that
they had been appointed. When the sec
rotary read -rout their appointments
months they made up Tor rnear me-
in this way got over a disagreeable duty.
To Mr.. John J. Voorhees, of the Commit
tee on Manure Pile was referred COM
munication about that attractive subject
At last Mr.. James p. Hall, who had been
fidgetting in his chair during all this
time got in a word edgeways about
II move, sir, he said, that a commit.
tee be appointed to request the Board OF
Works to give the Traction Company no
are in a very dusty condition, and, as
the summer Is now upon US, something
must be done. l think that the city
There is little expense for he water;
but there is for the ~sprinkling. one rea-
son why the Traction Company
= &ho Za<anafc iE haRo7
of the expense and the danger to horses.
They are frightened by he tank cars
and suits against the company. are apt
e f911og nave pef IL u d yod it. give the" 'ne wafer
Mr. Myron ]. Furst was decidedly OPP
posed to give the Traction Company amy
thing, and particularly wafer En-, Ior r;e wiI nsr
cailon. The he said, doesn't
pay any tax to the city and are now IN q
position to say stand IAN ana f deaiV eity 4 IN 'n 8
sDIrit Of favor, perhaps it would be adj
yisable to agree. AS to giving them
water. it was not GOOD TO SVEN me water
and the Traction Company ought to
aceommodste the people. They demand
five cents per ride, wnil Een IN o onnan clii he's
complained, was not using Jersey CITY
Mr.. Jas. E. Banks. who is of a peaceful
t,1rns of mind, thought it was not fair to
squeeze the Traction Company, n then
I1ocred the bottom out of his own re-
marks by suggesting legislation to COM
pel the company to sprinkle.
ssLegislation? sarcastically replied Mr..
Furst. you cannot ,legislate to make
them pay a franchise, and pray how do
you suppose Q can legislate to make
Them sprinkle the streets2'
Mr.. Humphrey w. Carr, who is always
the diplomat, thought IT were better 70
give a learned and lengthy disquisition
On b Traction Company and its duties
w1hen Mr.. Joseph A. Dear upset h APP
n1icant. by constantly asking whether
the city had any legal RICH to make the
company sprinkle rlgSt the : c eIrses Mr.. Dear.
.sdoee not exist In the city government to
comnel them. Since it is clear, by the
bisforv of the leasing of the road from
4he Jersey City and Bergen r.. r. Com
pany that we haven't that right. the best
Affer more speeches on one side and on
4be other from everyone. Mr.. Cars
eroandment to consul the Mayor, and
MI Furst's suggestion to give water to
the company, SO tangled and twisted up
Brother Halls motion that no one clear
lie on the amendment, broken by the
President casting a vote in favor OF It.
Then there was q tie on the motion as
and the mover OF the amend.
ment was not clear as e. the terms ,od Ct
Els ao com1piicatod that they found they
could neither 60 back nor go forward,
ann everV0ne looked very important at
the novel position. At last Secretary TAFT
made the rough places smooth and the
fo wait On the Mayor and Board of
works and devise the best means possible
toSsecs1pessthe spr4nk3ing of the streets.
Toaadhfe9e that herchleanztask President