The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-17

was city officer. This didn't smoother
things bit, for Mr.. Corcoran sang out:--
flow about Mr.. Hasking. you left him
off the tfcket?"
Mr.. Hasking laughed, and with mock
bow gravely thanked Messrs. Dear and
Cleary for omitting his name. Mr.. Dear
said something, to which Mr.. Hasking re-
Piled
"Batty? You don't know what you are
talking about
This proceeding chimed in DIR. Cor
don, bent on mischief, sis simply rotten
President Mount raped his gavel here.
Why didn't you call Mr.. Dear down
when he referred to Mr.. Hall?' asked
Mr.. Hasling.
Mr.. Humphrey w. Carr tried to pour oil
on the troubled water by moving to lay
the resolution on the table, and Lawyer
Il. w. Condict followed suit by deploring
the small chickering's, as he called it. of
certain gentlemen. 1t so disgusted Mr..
Condict, he said, that he resigned from
the Board right away. He then proceeded
TO attack DR.. Gordon and defend Mr. Dear.
All this time Mr. Furst sat still and said
nothing. At last he got up and said that
anyone who charged him with peanut
policy was a liar.
Eth, what's that?'' said Mr. Corcoran,
s'you were the author of the dirty un-
gentlemanly business"
Continuing, Mr. Furst said that when
he was made president of the board there
were only "a members. He increased the
membership to 10S. When president his
policy had been for economy in the ex-
penditure of money of the board AS for
colo
the amount out of his pocket for the mat
ter of that Mr.. Furst then said some
thing about certain dinner tickets alleged
to have. been improperly distributed and
charged Mr.. Corcoran with imputing
wrong motive to him, the speaker.
Never said anything in my life about
the tickets. paid for nine, and that is
all know or care about replied Mr..
Corcoran
Il claim continued Mr.. Furst, ''that
it is the duty of the president to urge
economy. / wish to avoid all personalities,
but whoever charges me with personal
animus or interest in this matter hes. 1
will not notice the petty insinuations made
by some in respect to certain dinner
tickets. The action of Mr.. Dear and my
self with regard to Mr. Tait's salary was
simply economy. We felt that for the
services rendered too much was being
paid and we agreed to cut the salary.
That is the whole matter in a NUTSHELL
Mr. Dear again insisted that his action
was solely for the interest of the Board,
and he said frankly that had he thought
the previous resolution would have Great
ed such a tempest in teapot he would
never have offered it. The resolution by
DR.. Gordon after some more haggling,
was put.
Il vote against it, said Mr. Condict.
II vote for it, said Mr.. George W.
Russell, and the four who voted against
the resolution were Messrs. Dear, Furst,
Cleary and Condict; the first three gen
mittee which passed the resolution cut
ting down the Secretary's salary When
the vote was announced the victorious
smiles and tried to look as unconcerned
as possible.
Lawyer Condict then tried to induce the
Board to interest itself in docks and
wharves on the Eackensack.
Just as well build docks at the North
Pole said Doctor Gordon. The resolu-
ton went through, and also one in rela-
tion to the right of the city in Morgan
street dock.
Peace having been restored Secretary
TAFT rose He said that the discussion
had been extremely unpleasant to him.
If his services were unacceptable
csThey're not" shouted some of the MEM
bers) he would resign. GNo, you won't, said
several of the members.)
Mo- interrupted Mr.. Dear, 'I hope
you won't Mr.. TAFT. repeat there was
nothing personal in this
With this, as the diplomats would say,
the incident closed and the meeting ad-
journed