The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-29
bLUNDERERs BACK DOWN.
Pagan Trustees After. SEEING the
City Hospital Hurry Up to Let
Go of It.

tees a chance to take measures to square
themselves for practically telling Judge
Dixon to go to blazes with his stay.
Mr.. Carey subsequently announced
that although the trustees will surrender
the management of the hospital, which
will remain as before under the control
of the Police Board, the trustees will
continue unofIicially to perfect the plans
for the construction of the proposed
building.
MIR. CAREY SPEAKS.
Before the trustees came off their
perch and swallowed their tough dose OF
crow Jersey City News" reporter saw
Mr.. Carey at his law office, and asked
him what effect would be produced by
the grab game of the trustees, who said
they had acted on the advice Of the law
department.
Mr.. Carey said:-
''The law department of the city is
capable of attending to the city's bust
ness.
"CeItiorari proceedings are not un-
certiorari proceedings involving the city
pending. The only distinction between
this one and the others is that DIR. Nc
Gill is endeavoring to make it dramatic
affair.
'sThe drama is clouded by the fact that
the chief actor, DR.. McGill, is playing
the role of a second-class comedian.
Zone thing has been made manifest;
that is-all the doctors talking about
wanting a new City Hospital is bun
combe, as far as the sincerity of the
doctor is concerned.
ABUSING McGILL.
SIT is certainly apparent to everybody
that all he wanted was a monument to
DIR. McGill with the money furnished by
somebody else.
The doctor is certainly a funny char
aeter He spent the greater part of last
year slandering Sheriff Ruempler's grand
juries. Evidently he has been called off
in that direction. He wouldn't be happy
unless he was slandering somebody and
he has devoted this year to slandering
a different song he would be singing if
Mayor Pagan had the same opinion of
the doctor as the doctor has of himself?
The doctor is all right in his way. how
ever. He has been a great help to our
party, politically, and we trust he will
continue in the arena. He is certainly
one of the greatest Republican vote get
ters the community has produced in a
long while"
"But what about the action of the
Hospital Trustees in seizing the hospital
yesterday after notice of Justice Dixon's
rule to show cause was served on them?'
Mr.. Carey was asked.
"As to the latest status of the situa-
ton / would most respectfully refer you
to DIR. McGill, whose knowledge of law is
as profound and dignifed as his conduct
III the lospita, natter
"Are the Hospital Trustees not in the
position of being in contempt of court?'
The pape<s in the case have been re-
ferred to the Corporation Counsel You
had better see Mr.. Record He is out of
town now, but is expected to return
scon."
MAYOR FAGAN'S IDEAS.
Mayor Pagan was seen at the City
Hall sfter the decision had been reached
to help the trustees out of their embar-
RAISING position.
When asked how the big blunder had
been made, he saids,"NWe felt that only
the transfer of the hospital funds was
affected. Only a short time elapsed after
the arrival of the writ and the time that
Mr.. Carey came in yesterday. After
reading it he took the view that it didn't
prevent the trustees from taking pos
session of the hospital, as the law gave
them that right as soon as the act was
signed. We told the Hospital Trustees
to go ahead ind they took charge of the
hospital"
what was the object Of hurrying to
take possession in the face of the legal
proceedings?"
"Well, don't know that there was