The Jersey City news., 1898-10-12
Al DERMENS' MISTAKE.
Voted Against the Mayors
Ordinance Veto Instead
Of Sustaining It.


The Board Of Aldermen held regular
were present. But little business was
transacted, and the session was unusually
brief
Applications were received for res
taurant licenses, transfer, 16 peddlers.
2 junk dealers, auctioneer and hand or
gan license, all Of which were granted
communication from County Collec-
tor Hugh Dugan, reporting the State
School tax levied against the city to be
s247s S5S.6S, and the county tax, s4S9, a.
Total, s737, 1852, and that according TO
law must be paid on or before December
%. 1898, was received and referred to the
Committee on Finance
Some eommotion was caused by Presi-
dent Midlige objecting to members and
outsiders smoking during the meeting,
and directing the City Marshal to en-
force the rule, prohibiting smoking while
the Board is in session. A number of
high favored weeds were consigned 10
the cuspadores.
Application was made by the Building
Inspector for authority to issue permits
to Louis E. Bullock, to erect at No. 81
Railroad avenue, one story frame ex-
tension, % feet wide. "a feet deep, and 8
feet high, with brick tiers; to Pasquale
Oevello, to erect at No. SOP Grand street,
a two story frame building, 16 feet deep,
is feet wide. and 20 feet high, on rear Of
lot, for q dwelling. to Charles Kimberly,
to erect on Van Horn street lot No. 16,
a one story frame wagon shed, 25 feet
-S n h; ;el,. ~
Antonia De Ella, at No. 1l2 Brunswick
street, to take off present peak roof on
two and one-half story frame building,
making it three story, and other repairs
with fiat tin roof 80 feet high; to Charles
Somers, to erect corner of Warren and
Morris streets, one story frame build
ing, % feet front, 50 feet deep. II feet
high, for store, and to Feliee G. Ranain-
do, to raise al No. S91 Fourth street a
two and one-half story frame building,
six feet, change peak roof to 1iat, making
the building three stories, and repair the
same Authority was granted except in
the case OF the application of Antonia De
Ella, which was laid over for further con-
sideration.
A hearing on the protest Received at the
previous meetings against continuance OF
the license to Vests saloon, corner of
Van Horn street and Bramhail avenue,
will be given on next Friday evening.
A resolution introduced by Alderman
Dittmar, was adopted directing the City
Clerk to refund to William Cummings
S20I.S5, paid by him for a, restaurant IL
cense, less amount of cost of advertise
rnent, said Cummings desiring to with
draw his application.
The veto of the Mayor of the ordinance
passed at the last meeting, defining and
regulating the duties OF the Inspector of
Scales. Weights and Measures, was taken
up, ard on the motion that the ordinance
PASS itnstanding the Mayors OBJ
overriding The Mayor, although they
didn't intend it that way: The intended
to vote in favor of sustaining the Mayor.
but becoming confused on tfe question.
voted aye. thinking they were voting
in support Of the veto. when instead they
We're voting for the re-passage of the
ordinance. t was expressly stated that
it was the intention of the Board to sus-
tain the Mayor. and further proof OF this
was the fact that an amended ordinance
drafted in|accordaEce with the Mayor 8
suggestions was in readiness to be sub-
mtted. bur in the confusion consequent
upon the misunderstanding in regard to
the voting the Board adjourned without
its being presented. The vote on the veto.
although being unintentionally against it,
fortunately did not change the result de-
sired as seventeen votes two more than
the number recorded. was required to
pass the ordinance over the Mayors veto,
and so by the lack of those two votes the
veto was sustained.
The amended ordinance which was in
tended to be submitted provides for the
Inspector requiring pay from the owners
of scales. weights and measures for only
one inspection year. but allows him to
make as many Inspections as he deems
requisite without charge. The ordinance
allowed the Inspector to require payment
for as many Inspections as he saw fit to.
make