New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-17
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I. N no limited States District Attorney TOT
New-.Jersey. to succeed j. Kearney Rice. A pet
,.r annointment could not be made. AS Ac'ins
Governor as Speaker of the House Tor TWO ser
sons and in occasional debates on the noo''
Mr. Watkins has proven himself keeh ee
headed and able. and he would ne
officer in the United States courts "he'e ~,
energy in disposlng promptly OF WORN "o'''
facilitate the administration OF Justice Ho"
ever tho advancement of Mr.. Watkins to TINS
important post would deprive New-Jersey Oh al
.hie Senator for II is quite likely that Glouces-
,or would send him to the upper house OF the
State Legislature at the election next faii
Tho North Jersey Street Railway Company IL
we'll served by the Elizabeth Councils amend
msnts to the terms of the trolley franchse "nic"
senator Kean seeks The opposition Of the
North Jersey people to Senator keans apphca-
ton aroused such indignation that the Council
straiehtway passed the ordinance to third read
ing. On Saturday the Council adopted more
clever method Of defeating the franchise by
,unos,ne conditions which the Elizabeth COM
many cannot accept. 1t is a pretty spec'acie'
this serving OF the North Jersey under raise
pretences.
Mavor Hoos's sense OF public duty Is In the
ascendancy. He desires to prevent the ro'.e
Department being made a part OF the Das'
machine and 10 reform the School, boaru' nc
can accomplish these things by making Prope
appointments. VIII he nominate some vi va
,,s.s tools. or full-sized men who will do their
duty to the city? 1t rests with the Mayor 10
serve the Little Boss or the people
A special dispatch from Camden III i"'
Tribune of last Friday has set severai 'e''e'
towns thinking II showed very tuiiy ho" '"'
apparently insufficient water supply Oh Ca"ue'
had been made ample by some diligence OIL TIC
par. of the city officials in enforcing economy
in the use OF water and in preventing unneces-
sary waste. A number OF local papers nave
r.nrinted the article. and have pointed out the
obvious application to their own municipalities
The more general use of meters and the en-
forcement Of the ordinances prohibiting the
waste Of water would save many thousands OF
dollars to the taxpayers Of Newark Jersey Cty
and other places
No one living in Jersey City need be toiu
that the election is over. The filthy condtioh oi
the streets testifes the fact that the comfort
OF the citizens no longer concerns the city
officials.
NOtWthStandlnE us desperate 'toi'S ~ 49,
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company in author
izing the construction of death trap IN Coh-
munipaw-avs. the Jersey City Embarrassing
ordinance is dead-killed by a veto that was IN
tended to be mere appeal to the gallery and
that prevailed by the miscarriage Of the plans
Of the ring. owing to the absence Of Commits
sioner Smith. who resigned his colonelcy In the
volunteer army to help to pass the measure.
The next thing Jersey City will know the
Democratic ring will actually be taking to itself
credit for the defeat of the ordinance for which
II impudently braved public opinion.
Referring to the fact that the voters of
Newark left the Board Of Education tie while
they made the Board of Works Republican, THE
Elizabeth Daily Journal says: This would
seem to show that they appreciated public
works more than public schools
The Board OF Works in Newark has signalized
it's exit from office by voting away the citys
money with impartiality. under the excuse
OF providing for auxiliary water supply. In
opposition to a reasonable protest from manu-
facturers the Board voted to expend over
$50 600 on driven wells and It is also to pay
the East Jersey Water Company per cent in
,erest on SSOO00O Cor the temporary use Of
pipe line besides paying for the water supplied
nv the line All Of which shows that 1t is about
time for Newark to have new Board Of Works.
The New-York Tribune mentions Assemblyman
John NJ Bell an important member OF the next
Ierislature. The only bar to another year OF use
fulness on Mr.. Bells part is the absurd party rule
in Bergen County which restricts n member OF the
Assembly TO two consecutive one-year terms.
Rutherford American.
In the case Of Mr. Bell Bergen County would
do well to refuse to recognize any such rule"
Men Of Mr.. Bells experience energy and ability
are needed in the House of Assembly and Ber
gen County will simply do It's duty to the rest
Of the State in sending Mr.. Bell back to Trenton.
LAYS CLAIM TO NENLO PARK.