The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-23

| Mr. Boltwood to switch over to the Flynn
! side With this impression, an informal
conference was held and 1t was agreed
| by Messrs. Hauck, Nolan and Smith to
| defer action until this morning at ten
o'clock. It was also agreed to check any
action at the meeting which must yet
| be held. The gentlemen of the majority
| We're little afraid that Commissioner
Boltwood would execute his threat OF
putting them on record for or against the
Rockaway bid. They determined to block
that game at any cost and Commissioner
Nolan was selected as the one who should
apply the gag at the proper time. Then
the Board met in open session.
The regular routine of business was
gone through with and at exactly hall
past six o'clock Clerk Bouton announced
Miscellaneous Business"
Mr. Boltwood was on his feet in an in
stant. He made a long speech, saying
that a week ago he had been promised
that action would be taken at the meet
ing then in progress. The time had come
for action, he thought, and he was pre-
pared to force it by introducing reso-
luton. Il am prepared now said he,
ssas was week ago, to award con-
tract which. in my opiniony will be for
,, the best interests of the city. That be-
ing my view of this peculiar situation
into which certain influences have caused
us to drift, I am prepared and here
with present for adoption or rejection
the following resolution
Mr.. Boltwood dived down into the inside
pocket of his immaculate waistcoat and
produced a typewriter document just
as he. was about to pass it to Clerk Bou-
ton. who sat with outstretched hands 20
receive it, Commissioner Nolan, who had
been moving about restlessly in his seat.
arose, and clearing his throat, said:-
'sMr. President, I move that when this
Board adjourns it be to meet tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock"
Commissioner Nolan had clearly intend
ed choking further debate by moving to
adjourn at once, but in his excitement he
introduced few unnecessary "adjourns.
Mr. Boitwood was in a furry, and was
hoping the motion to adjourn until this
morning would not prevail. At this ir-
terestifig juncture, Commissioner Heintze
reminded Boltwood that the motion before
the house was a harmless one.
Mr.. Nolan who had forgotten to take
his seat as yet, was quietly informed by
Colonel Smith that the pending motion
was the wrong one for such an emer-
gency Mr.. Nolan stuck to it that he
knew what he was doing, and it subse-
quently developed that he did,
The members were in state of mind.
All were more or less confused. Clerk
Bouten came to their rescue, however, by
suggesting to the President that he put
the motion.
The diseoncerting motion was put, and
1t prevailed by vote of to 2, Messrs.
Heintze and Boltwood voting NO.
II don't like this snapshot business,
said Commissioner Boltwood, emphaticai-
w sI want it understood that / Will not
submit TO gag law of this character
II move we ADJOURN interrupted Com
missioner Nolan.
s"This is not fair treatment, protested
Mr.. Boltwood. It feel hurt. have some
rights and consider that they should De
respected. insist upon my resolution
being read before this meeting
II have made motion to adjourn, re-
torted Mr. Nolan, savagely.
There is a motion before the house,
said President Hauck, pounding his gavel
in order to silence Mr.. Boltwood, who was
again on his feet.
And I hope the motion won't prevail
said Mr.. Boltwood IF we adjourn today
without acting it will be an outrage and
an injustice We have promised the
people of this city that we would acquire
a supply of water at reasonable price
and without any unnecessary delay.
There has been too much delay already,
and further delay, l charge you, means
that we will all be false to our oath OF
office, to our constituents and false to the
city In the platform on which you three
gentlemen were elected there was plank
in which you pledged yourselves to ac-
quire for Jersey City a supply of pure
and wholesome water Last week we We're
to have acted. You asked me to hold
back and promised to act today. / have
kept faith with you, and now hold you
to your pledge. The resolution is before
you on the clerks desk and after It has
been read you may repudiate or accept it
just as you see fit. 1t will Ibe innaterial
to me, but insist upon having the public
know just how l stand in this matter.
Mr.. Boltwood would have continued had
he not again been interrupted by Commits
sioner Nolan, who said
This afternoon Mr.. Boltwood attended
conference of this Board with the
Mayor. We discussed the water question
and he promised to wait until tomorrow
morning before acting"
Il didn't do anything of the Sort in
terrupted Mr.. Boltwood
During the discussion" continued Mr.
Nolan, ''he consented to wait until we
could talk the matter over before a
meeting to be held tomorrow morning. =
This was met with another denial from
Mr. Boltwood, who broke in again, saying
"You. Mr.. Nolan, said you were satisfied
to act today"
II didn't say anything of the kind,
said Nolan. I only made the motion to
adjourn until morning. because l thought
we would all agree on that point. I want
to adjourn not to avoid disposng of this
problem. but to take it up and get it out
of the way for all time. "
Before anything further could be said
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