The New York herald., 1870-06-08
FLEgCMG THE JERSEY CITY TAXPAYERS.

What the Board Of Aldermen Did Yesterday
How the Public Money is Voted Away
Lively Debate ON the Printing and Salary
Questions.
Those who attended the session Of the Board OF
Aldermen in Jersey City yesterday in the expecta-
ton that an investigation would be called for in
ference to the dOings OF some OF the mem,
bers recently were doomed to disappoint.
ment. The subject was not broached at
all in the Council except In whisper Mayor
UNein to whom was entrusted by ordinance
the nomination of the Board Of Education sent in
the following names-Frst ward, Bennington +,
Randolph, A. II. Wallis; Second ward, John II.
Lyon, James Warner; Third ward Isaac l.. Wander
beck, P. H. Nugent; Fourth ward, John Van Worst,
Henry Carroll; Fifth ward, A. A. Gaddis, Harold
Henwood; Sixth ward, Miles Tierney John ID. Fra
SER Seventh ward, Patrick Ryan, Thomas Wallace;
ward, Charles ". Perveil, John Keenan,; Tenth ward,
r. +. Sawyer, Thomas W. Norton; Eleventh ward,
William II; Ward, Henry Felble;; Twelfth ward,
George Clifford, Christopher D. Mills; Fourteenth
ward, ex- Mayor SD s D. ! Harrison, John R. Halliday;
WIT; Sixteenth ward, Robert l.. Smith, Hugh II.
Mckay.
Several Aldermen arose and declared that the
men nominated from their wards could never meet
with their approval or that OF their constituents
Alderman CAMPBELL stated that one OF the nomi-
nees could not write two inteillgibe sentences and
such man could not be entrusted with the edu-
cahonal interests Of the city. This method OF ap-
pointment was radically wrong, and the sooner the
matter the better for the interests Of the citizens
motion 70 confirm the nominations was rejected and
the question was postponed for one week.
Then came the salary ordinance, which gave rise
TO an animated discussion, seven or eight members
vehementy opposing the adoption Of certain items
a. extravagant and waste OF the public money.
The following salaries were adopted:-Mayor So 600;
City Judge 81, 600 Overseer or the Poor. 81 200;
Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department. $1,000; Cor
pUrati0n Counsel, $1,000; Corporation Attorney,
$500; Street Commissioner s1.5OO to each Asses.
sor $500; City Clerk, $4,000; for assistants whom
CITY Clerk viii require, $4,000; City Marshal, $500;
sefgean,-at-Arms, $1,000; Comptroller. $4,000;
City Physicians, each $500; Engineers OF Steam Fire
Engines, each 81 900; Clerk 10 Fire Commissioners,
$500; Clerk to the Mayor. 81 200; to the publishers
OF the ocia papers, each l,ooo Judges OF Election
each $751; Clerks Of Election, each $l7; Police Jus.
tees each x2,000 School Superintendent, $4,000;
Assistant Poormasters, each $500; and lastly, to
each Alderman $1,000.
Out OF thirty-one Aldermen present the following
yoied against the salary to Aldermen:-Campbell,
Clark, Egan Ege, Hogan, McNulty Meehan, Shee.
ran, Sweeny and Tofey. Aldermen, Hogan, Clark
and Sweeny made most determined opposition,
while Alderman Meehan, OF the Eighth ward, voted
steadily against every item OF extravaganza.
The appropriation to the Corporation printer was
then considered and 10 was proposed, as an amend
ment that the prices be increased to nearly double
the sum fixed by the Board at the last meeting.
This outrageous proposition brought Thomas to his
feet, and he read a communication from a firm IN
New York the members OF which resided In jersey
City, who offered TO do the work at rate
which II was now proposed TO increase. Several
otner firms made similar propositions and they would
furnish security TO any amount. Thomas was
backed up by Hogan, Sweeny, Eye and w. Van Keu-
ren, while Sheeran on the other hand used the eX.
preston that II the work would be done for fifteen
cents in New York he would not send II there. This
statement called forth a rebuke from Van KeUren,
who pronounced this proceeding waste or the pub
lic money. The subject was finally postponed.