The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-05-21
Citizens Kick Over His
Enforcement Of Ordin-
ance Against Paper
in Ash Barrels.
TWENTY-FIVE SUMMONED
Justice Murphy Discharged
Them All With .
Warning

The crusade begun by Captain McKa1gs
Of the Ocean avenue police station ag2inst
people prone to violate the ordinance pro-
habftfng the scattering Of paper in the
streets. resulted in a boomerang last
evening. For TWO weeks or more the cap
tain has been hammerfng at his 1nen 70
see that the ordinance was enforced and
to spare no one who violated the. orza-
nance. He informed some of the men
that he knew tlrey would have no difn-
Guilty in serving summonses ON dozens Of
people and have them appear in court 10
explain why they had not obeyed the or
dinance.
Z Yesterday was one of the days the asb-
men collect the refuse on the Heights.
Patrolmen Post and Scheffmeyer were
fined two days pay apiece by the Police
Board Friday night on charges Of ne
glect of duty. The neglect Of duty was
their failure to arrest persons who mad
scattered paper in the streets Tfaess
men are under McKaig. The policemen
had in mind the punishment given their
fellow officers and yesterday they were
unusually vigilant in enforcing the orti-
nance. Fifty or more persons were
threatened with arrest and ordered 70 be
more careful in the future. The names
of others were secured in order to have
summonses issued for their appearance in
court. The policemen certainly did their
duty but the lives of the people we're
made miserable.
Captain McKaig was seated in his office
last evening when a crowd of residents
numbering about twenty swooped. down
upon him and began 10 protest loudly
against the patrolmen who were doing
their duty Everyone of the persons nad
a tale of woe and some of them are said
to have abused the men severely for
being 80 very strict. As soon az one
crowd would leave another bunch would
file in the office and this continued for
some time. All had protests to make
and some appeared very indignant that
they should be subjected to annoyance.
Captain McKaig explained TO some that
he was simply enforcing the ordinance
and that it was not his purpose 10 be se-
we're on anyone. But the ordinance was
there and it must be obeyed. he said,
More people came and finally the
troubled captain. slammed his Office door
shut and went out to work about his
precinct to escape the crowds of k.ckers.
He said ne could stand no more OF It and
that he had to get out or go mad
The patrolmen will keep right on en-
forcing the ordinance strictly until the
people are more careful about their
papers.
OF the twenty-five persons from Nc
Kaig's precinct who were told to appear
in the Oakland avenue police court this
morning to explain why they had ne
elected to look after the paper in their
ash barrels. only twelve appeared. Police
Justice Murphy warned these people not
10 violate the ordinance again. He said
that punishment would follow second
offense and then discharged them all
Summonses were issued for the thirteen
persons who failed to appear and the
officers of the Communipaw avenue sta-
tion house were kept busy for some time
this afternoon serving them. These peo-
pie were ordered to appear in court ts-
morrow morning.