The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-10
Will co IT ALONE
By a Vote Of Fifteen to Four
Municipalities of Hudson
Decide Against Con-
solidation.
HOBOKEN AND NORTH HUDSONT0UNITE
Population of New City Will
Be 145, 900, Making It
Third in the State.

Third in the State.
There'll be no Greater Jersey City, at
least for some time. Yesterday afternoon
the Commission appointed to consider the
question of consolidating the municip&li--
ties of Hudson County voted for con-
solidation and Is against. There were five
absentees, but these, had they been pres
ent, would not have affected the vote
Something, however, was achieved, and
that was proposition to consolidate all
the towns in North Hudson and Hobo
ken. 1t was unanimously adopted and
committee appointed to carry it into
effect. Since these outlying townships
have in the aggregate population of
about $1,000 and Hoboken has a popula-
ton of over $4,000, the consolidation will
make that city of beer the third largest
in the State.
The Commission met in the City Hall
at half-past three. Vice President Ru-
dolph Rabe presided, and there were
present Secretary John ]. Nevin, Messrs.
w. d. Edwards, J. A. Dear, Colonel
S. D. Dickinson, A. S. Baldwin, N. w.
Trask, H. Walker, J. Bruce, J. T. O'Brien,
e. A. Duer, A. Rich, f. Frambach, W.
H. Schmidt, E. ]. Grace, w. J. Davis,
and w. Logan. The absentees were
Messrs. Corbin, Hough. McGlennon and
Forrest. Since this was the first meeting
since the death of President Brautigam,
Secretary Nevin announced the sad fact,
whereupon Mr.. w. D. Edwards moved
the adoption of the following resolution
Whereas, Henry Brautigam, the
esteemed president of this Commits
sion, has recently departed this life,
and we, his colleagues, desire to re-
cord our appreciation of his services
to this community.
Resolved, That in the death of
Henry Brautigam this county has
suffered irreparable loss.
Mr. Brautigam resided in this city
for many years; he was always in
fare of all parts of our county; he
held and adorned many important pub
lie offices; his invaluable services as
a member of the Board of Finance of
Jersey City will long be remembered;
as president of this Commission he
was prompt, courteous and efficient;
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread in full on the minutes and
copy thereof be forwarded to the fam
lily of our lamented colleague.
When the resolutions were approved,
Mr. Edwards moved the election of Mr..
Rabe as president. This was done, and
Mr. Joseph A. Dear was elected to fill
the vacancy of vice president.
The statistical report was introduced
and received. Certain bills incurred in
Commission work were referred to a spe-
cial committee, consisting of Messrs.
Nevin, Rich, Baldwin and Trask. They
will reapportion the cost among the vari-
Gus municipalities pro rata, according 20
the act
Proposition No. 2, "Shall this Commits
sion recommend the consolidation of the
municipalities of Hudson County in one
city?" was then taken up for discussion.
Mr.. w. D. Edwards in moving its adop-
tion, said that prior to the collection of
the statistics of outlying towns and town
Ships, Jersey City people were enthusi-
astic about consolidation, but the opinion
arrived at on an inspection of the finan-
cial condition of other places in the coun-
ty had somewhat chilled that enthusiasm.
The report presented, Mr. Edwards said,
had completely demonstrated that Jersey
City was so far ahead in every respect
over every other municipality that pro-
garded now in a favorable light.
Mr.. t. C. O'Brien seconded the motion.
Mr. J. A. Dear rehearsed the argument
previously used in favor of consolidation.
He was sorry there was 80 much opposi-
ton to it, but he believed that the time
was not far distant when he would be
voting for it.
Mr.. E. A. Lewis, of Hoboken, opposed
it, The time for such a scheme had not
arrived yet.
Mr.. N. W. Trask, of Bayonne, also said
he wouldn't vote for consolidation for the
reason, he added, that Bayonne didn't
know what she would get if they did con-
solidate The experience in cities under
the Greater New York plan had not been
encouraging, and Bayonne viewed the
plan with suspicion.
The vote was then taken, and resulted
as follows:-
For consolidation - Messrs Edwards,
Nevin, Dickinson and Dear-4.
Against-Messrs. Rabe, Baldwin, Lewis,
Rich, Frambach. Grace, Davis, Logan,
Trask, Hill, Walker, Bruce, O'Brien, Duer
| and Schmidt-15.
| Mr.. Herman Walker then moved that a
resolution presented by him on December
| 6, 1899 and laid on the table be taken uE
| for action. The resolution read
'tBe it resolved, that the Committee or
Plan and Scope be and the same is here
1 by directed to prepare and present to this
I Commission al its next session a drafi
! or copy of bill or contemplated act, te
/ be introduceut~at the session of the Legis-
| lature, providing for the consolidation OF
all municipalities situated north of Bay
onne, Jersey City and Hoboken and east
of the Hackensack, such act to contain 9
\ provision as to the assumption and pay
I ment of its debt by the municipality ow,
\ ing the same at the time of the same
I and further providing for the ratification
and consent to such consolidation by the
| majority of voters of each of the re
spective towns and townships included il
7 the contemplated city"
Mr. Edwards moved to- amend the reso
luton by striking oat ali reference to ths
Committee on Plan and scopex and insert
ing provision to the effect that ont
member of the Commission from each sec
4 ton so affected and one member at larg,
be appointed to carry out the plan pro
| posed.
Mr. Walker accepted the amendment
which was incorporated in the origlna
/ motion.
Mr. A. Rich moved to strike out ..IIo
boken'' from the resolution, thus permit
ting all the towns Of Hudson to con
4 solidate excepting Jersey City and Rav