New-York tribune., 1884-03-08
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS
u,,r ,pSrvr uoROKEN COLLECTOR.

THE ABSENT HOBOKEN CoLhEOioh~
The absence of Collector John MCMAHON is sun sun
>ha absorbing tonic Of ofconversstlon IN tOooken anu
cnnon is as much divided as ever as 10 whe,her .,
vpt he's defaulter II said in his behalf thst
there is nothing singular IN s Without Informing
his family or friends aud remained away Ioih .oh
davs To two weeks Water Registrar Murphy ao, 10,
sSiEia &iam Mcmahon the collectors TSnr.%ad son %aS
assistant who went away, on .i inuiS Say hf
,no,n;ng after MayOr Iimken had questiohed MN
hnnt h,s fathers absence. The dispatch was sent
from Buffalo and stated that the younger McManoh
was in search of his father and that ne i Wouid re-
turn 70 Uoboken on Monday whether lie found nm
or NOT II was stated in some quarters that Iohec-
Tor Mcmahon had left home on account OF domestic domestic
troubles His wife was indgnas We ard s' decared
that she and her husband lived happily
torcther and that their domestic relations were OF
the most amicabc character. Her neigh6ors cor
,oborate her statement and say that Mcmahon
seemed TO be devoted husband. Mrs. McManon
savs her husband did not tell her that ne was gong
away and she has not the inos' reno'o i'0" "n'io
No progress was made yesterday toward asccr-
taiuing whether the collectors collector, aH,Olit a%oOnnis
ies sre appontcd sGTrSSI by the SS Conmon Council
met in the morning but as the safe COMO N not % He
the meantime Councilman Crane came TO New
York TO the office of the safe manufacturers to Sc
cure an expert 10 open the safe AS he dld not re-
turn nj the time fixed il determined to post
ponc opening the safe until this morning
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The town meeting, in Passaic County, n. j., Will
occur on Tuesday. Chosen Freeh0ldcrs are to be
elected i'm PomptOn, Manchester aud Acquackanonk
I'm Manchester the Republicans have renomlnated
GeTrit Planten and the Democrats have put up
John w Rea. The township Is usually Republlcan
In Acduac ackmOuk II is expected that the retlrlng
Irechodcr George V. DcMOtt, Democrat VIII be
reelected In P0mptOn an exciting contest is prom
ised. The Republicans viii probably TenOminate
the out going Freeholder, Theodore d. brown a pop
ular tavern keeper of Boardville The Democrats
will il is thought name Philip r. George. the chlet
manager of Cooper Il Hewtts extensive mining
and timber property in the town and IT is expected
that Abram :. Hewitt and Edward Cooper Will
support him actively, and though the townshp Is
usually Republican they may turn the scale; ne
contest is complicated with the Old Midland KALI
road bond question. Some years ago the township
was heavily bonded 10 aid the Montclair RallToed
Company TO pay the interest on these bonds
which were declared valid by the courts after
long 6cht-the township recently increased heavily
the assessment of the property of Cooper Hewitt;
TheV resisted the increased valuation as unjust and
the struggle the matter is still gong on IN the
State courts This assessment Is the main topic OF
discussion In tie Own and enters into every pollt
cal contest The Board of Freeholders consists or
seventeen members. SIX Republicans and threo
Democrats hold over and five Republicans and three
Democrats 20 out this spring. IL Is considered I'M
possible for the Democrats TO make gains suhclent
~ Obtain control of the Board. Members OF the
BOARD front he city Of Paterson TO be elected IN
April from five of the wards.