The Jersey City news., 1899-06-28
Board Of Aldermen Busy
Receiving Applications
From Saloon Keepers.
TWO PROTESTS ENTERED
Board inquiries AS To Power
To Remove Unsafe Build
ings Naval Reserve
Resolutions.

The meeting Of the Board of Aldermen
last night was attended by all the MEM
| bers, excepting Aldermen Howeth, Perry
and Price.
| July first being the time for renewal of
| all liquor licenses, the first batch of ap-
plications were received--for restaurant IL
/ censes, 81: for inn and tavern, i, and bot
tiers, 2 Also applications for q peddlers'
| licenses, 5 for junk shops. and 2 for pawn
brokers. After brief recess for consid-
Grafton of the applications by the Com
mittee on Excise. sc restaurant licenses
were granted and one applied for by
John 7. Tietjen, of No. 4S7 Summit ave-
nue., refused. An inn and tavern license
was granted to Evans Hotel. No 13
Montgomery street, and a bottier's IL
| cense to No. 80 Lienau place.
The Clausen & Son Brewing Company
entered a protest against the granting of
liquor tax certificate to either Albert
Wagner or Josephine Wagner. his wife,
of No. 60 Hudson street. for, as the pro-
test stated good and sufficient reasons
which the protestants desire to place be-
fore the Board properly supported by evil
dence, tending to show that the above
named are not proper persons to be al
lowed to conduct a liquor business in this
city, and asking to be given hearing.
The following remonstrance was also re-
ceived and, with the former. was referred
to the Committee on Excise
To the Honorable the Board of
Aldermen =:
Gentlemen pray you that no license
will be granted to Mrs. Carolina
Merthens for saloon at No. 24S Central
avenue.
Application was received from the
Building Inspector for authority to issue
permits to Charles Wohleben to erect on
Block 1873, Tuers avenue, frame two
story building 22x50 feet and 80 feet
inches high. for two families: to Mr.. Rel
mann to erect at Monmouth and Fourth
streets, on Block 952. a two story and
basement frame bull Eng. 126x52 feet, 35
high, for private residence, with stoop
and posts to extend feet inches over
sidewalk.
1t was announced by Clerk ODonnell
that the Board of Aldermen had no au-
thority over the sidewalk, that being un-
der the control of the Street and Water
Board. To w. A. Sullivan to erect on
Seventh street, lots % and 81, Block 224,
a two story frame building, 20x10O feet,
2t feet high, for stable to Giuseppe
Geoutons, to raise the three story build
ing, No. 339 Newark avenue, 12 feet, maxi
ing it four stories; to George Stratford
Oakum Company to erect at No. 161 Cor
nelson avenue a two story extension
12x20 feet, IS feet high. for family use;
and to James c. Erwin to erect at No.
II Clifton place two story kitchen ex-
tension and alterations to dining room of
two story and attic frame building. The
applications were referred to the Com
mittee on Laws and Ordinances.
Pawnbrokers licenses were granted to
Mayer & Co. and Aaron Mayer, Is ped
dlers licenses and 5 licenses for junk
shops.
Isaac Deune Smith was appointed con-
stable for the Ninth ward, and James J.
Coleman constable fort the Eighth ward.
to fill vacancies caused by the failure Of
Frederick w. Castle and George w. Brit
ton to qualify.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the Corporation Counsel to advise the
Board as to the law empowering the
Building Inspector to demolish or re-
move buildings condemned by him as un-
safe.
President Midlige explained that 1t is
requisite to have the advice of the coun-
sci that all doubt as to the power of the
Building Inspector now existing may be
removed.
The following preamble and resolution
offered by Alderman Calnon were
adopted
Whereas. His Excellency, Governor
Foster Voorhees,, has issued an order Dir
recting the amalgamation of the First
Jersey City Division, Battalion of the
East. Naval Reserves of New Jersey, with
the Third or Hoboken Division Of said
battalion. thereby injuring the efficiency
and usefulness of the said battalion of
the East and cutting off one-third of its
entire force: and
Whereas, That Battalion of the East
Naval Reserves of New Jersey, has on
more than one occasion, especially during
the late war with Spain, where the MEM
bers comaletciy manned the U. S. S.
Badger, that as at present constituted it
is we'll drilled and efficient ships COM
pany; be 1t
Resolved. That the Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City do hereby respectfully re-
quest his Excellency. Governor VOORHEES,,
to recall SO much of his late order as di-
rects the amalgamation of the First Di-
vision Of the Battalion of the East, Naval
Reserves, with the Third Division Of said
battalion
The amendment to the liquor ordinance
introduced at the last meeting was taken
from the table. and further amend
ment that the fee for transfer of license
from one person to another for the same
place be IS instead of SIS, was Offered BY |
Alderman Dttmar. when the ordinance |
was retabled as required by the rule, un-
til the next meeting