The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-31
FAcAN' S DEBUT
New Mayor Reads a Re
markable Speech at
the Board Of
Trade Dinner.
GREAT REFORM IDEAS
Kick Out Commissioners
Elected by the People
and Let Him
Name One.
Ex-EDWARD HOOS SMILED
Captain Hoch.der Kaiser Cogh
Ian Makes a Speech
Myron Furst Re-
membered.
Ex-EDWARD HOOS SMILED

Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan paid his respects
to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners at last nights annual dinner
OF the Board of Trade. In the course Of
long speech about "Our City, he said
that the water department was the most
unsatisfactory branch of the city govern
ment, and he hoped that the Board of five
Commissioners would lie abolished and a
single Commissioner to be appointed by
the Mayor act instead. Clerk G. I. Bou-
ton sat few yards away from his honor
and by vigorous shakes of the head
made it plain he did not agree with the
sharp criticisms of the Mayor. Ex-Mayor
Hoos smiled and looked as if he enjoyed
this incident not down on the bill of fare.
The dinner took place in the gymnasium
of the Jersey City Club house, which,
under the artistic taste of Dr. L. J. Cor
dom looked very nice with its flag dis
play. The worthy doctors patriotism
reached out into having the Stars and
Stripes gathering under its fold the Bri-
Pommes de terre Parisennes
you please.
President Samuel c. Mount, who pre-
sided, had On his right Mayor Mark NJ
Pagan and on his left Captain John 3.
Cegf1lan, u. S. N, of 'sHoch der Kaiser
fame; Mr.. Job E. Hedges, deputy Attor-
ney General for the State of New York;
Rev. L. c. NJ. Carroll, rector of st. Pat
rick's Church; Waldo Smith, of the New
York Chamber of Commerce; Mayor Ed
ward Kenny of East Newark, and Major
q. K. Pangborn. At the cross table sat:
Messrs. Frank Stevens, James G. Hask-
ing, Andrew ]. Corcoran, DR.. L. ]. Cor
don. Joseph A Dear, Charles H. Smith,
Thomas G. McCully, ex-Mayor E. Hoos
Police Justice E. A. Hoos, John M.
Jones' John J. VOORHEES,, B. L. Stowe
George t. Bouton, F. M. Lockwood, E.
W. Harrison, DR.. G. E. Mclaughlin, Will
iarn Van Keuren, Charles Van Keuren.
E. B. Bacon, DIR. Ulamor Allen, j. Leo
Police Commissioners Thomas w. Tilden
and DR.. John u. McGill, Chief B. Murphy
J. A Hall. R. Carey, DIR. Mortimer Lamp
son, General w C. Heppenheimer, Philip
Hexamer, Henry Mehl H. v. Condict,
Robert Anderson, William ]. TAFT, :.
Howard Slater, Joseph t. Cough, 0. FL.
Lohsen, Mingo ]. Currje, Hugh Roberts,
James Woodmencey, Samuel McBurney,
S. Hague, w. Y. Dear. Walter Dear.
George C. Tenant. John w Queen,
James S. Coward of New York, A. D.
Woodruff of Bayonne. John P. Landrine.
William z. scudder. James E. O Mealia,
Charles E. Hendriekson, Jr.. and Henry
Traphagen. The good things set before
them consisted Of
Massachusetts Bays sur coqui.les
Celery, Oliver. Almonds. Radishes
Creme d'AspergeS yertes
saumon a la Regence
Cucumber Salad
Pommes de terres Parisiennes
Filet de Boeuf, aux Champigrons
Pontet Canet
Tomates Farcies Petits Pois-
Vol au Vent de Ris-de Veau
a la HohenzoAern
Punch a la Prince Henry of Prussia
Cuban Cigarros
Pigeonneaux sur Canape au Cresaon
Celery Salad
Municipal Pudding. Reform Sauce
Fromages Toasted Biscuit Fruits
cafe Cigars
President Mount welcomed the guests
and briefly sketched the work of the
Board during the year past He eulozyed
the late Myron J. Furst, whose portrait
adorned the menu, and asked for a silent
toas. to his memory, which was DONE all
standing. He then introduced Mayor
Pagan to respond to Our City" The
Mayor read the following:-
81 approach The discussion of the SUBJ
3ect allotted to me with considerable diff
denee, owing to my comparative inexperi-
cnce in public affairs
Jersey City in the past has confessed
iy not taken the position among The cities
of this country to which it has been en-
titled by virtue of its population, its in
dustrial interests or its advantageous To-
cation. The most obvious reason for this
has been the proximity of the city to the
great metropolis of this continent; which
( has operated to prevent the development
of local civic pride among The citizens of
this municipality. The arger political aud
financial interests Of the great metropolis
have oversnadowed and dwarfed the i'm
Tortance of our own city. Nevertheless,
the progress of Jersey City during the
past decade has certainly been pro-
nounced and gratifying. and the prospects
for even greater Improvement during the
next ten years are such that none of us
need feel ashamed that we are residents
ard citizens Of this community.
There has been in recent years no
ticeab,e growth in civic pride among our
citizens, and IN the interest which they
are taking In local affairs For this grati-
flying Improvement the Board OF Trade of
this city Is entitled to a .arge measure
OF credit The membership of the Board
of Trade Il made up of citizens whose
interest In the welfare of our city is un-
questioned. ] am glad to be present at