The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-04
Absence Of a Quorum Pre-
vents Decisive Action
By the Consolidation
Commission.
MR.. G0RBIN'S MOTION
Will Amend Rules So That
Ten Members Can Act
Informal Discussion
of Union.
MR.. CORBIN'S MOTION

Again the absence of the necessary
quorum of fifteen members prevented a
meeting yesterday afternoon of the Com
mission to investigate the matter of con-
solidating the various municipalities OF
Hudson county into one city. There were
only thirteen members present
After wait of an hour Mr. Charles L.
Corbin said it was perfectly plain that
the rules shsuld be altered so that ten
could be quorum. He gave notice that
at the next meeting he would move to set
aside the tenth rule so that ten should
be the quorum and not fifteen. He also
said he would move to amend the rule
which set forth that mo conclusion could
be adopted unless by a majority of the
members to majority of the members
present
1T appears to me we are wasting time
by being bound by these rules. We can
change them just as easily as we made
them
Since this is not regular meeting
observed President Rudolph S. Rabe, 1--WE
can do nothing now and the notice of
your motion must be sent in writing to
each Commissioner
Mr.. Joseph A. Dear remarked that the
rule was made for the exclusive benefit
of the out of town members, who doubt
less were afraid of the wicked Jersey
City Commissioners taking them by sur
prise.
''The out of town members said Mr..
Nathaniel W. Trask, the uneompromising
foe of consolidation from Bayonne. "as
you term us, have attended better than
you Jersey City people,
'However that may be- said Mr. w. D.
Edwards, 81 agree with Mr. Corbin that
the number of the quorum should be
changed. l think that we can soon ar
range this that we shall come at once
to voting on the main proposition
Mr. Corbin's molten prevailed and an
adjournment taken. During the desultory
conversation which took place before the
adjournment, Mr. Augustus A. Rich from
West Hoboken, said that he would rather
submit the question of consolidation to
the inhabitants of the localities affected.
Mr.. Edwards pointed out that in the
event Of the Commission deciding to con-
Ssolidate the various interests in the town
ships could easily be left to the Commits
sioners from such districts.
Take Weehawken, for instance" Mr..
Edwards was about to say, when Com
missioner Duer interrupted
Leave Weehawken alone, she doesn't
want to be interfered with" Qaughter)
"All 1 can say is added Mr.. Trask,
'sthat we don't want any change in Bay
onne We have three docks there, while
you in Jersey City have only one. Our
schools are better"
There is one thing retorted Mr.. Ed
wards. "Bayonne can boast of in relation
to her schools"
Whats that?" asked Mr.. Trask.
why, it costs more in that city to edu-
cate child than in any other place in
the county. The cost per child in Jersey
City on average school attendance is
$l9.26. while in Bayonne is costs you
$s2 22''
'Well,'' said Mr. Trask, not to be
beaten, 'ff it costs more it is because we
give our children a better education
Gaughter)
Some bills having been presented, Mr..
Edwards said that probably $500 would
cover printing of reports and minutes,
postages, etc., and each township would
bear its pro rata share of the expense.