The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-05
THE NEW FINANCIERS
DOING BUT LITTLE BUSINEST At
TREIR INITIAL MEETING.

Commissioner Datz Elected President
A Point About the Tenure of the
New Members-ClerIxs Reappolnted.
A meeting Of the new Board of Finance
was held in the Board room in the City
Hall last night The meeting was called
to order at 8 o'clock, all the members be-
ing present. The Board Immediately
organized by the election of Commissioner
Datz as President.
Mr.. Hardenberg then made motion
that, in appreciation of their faithful and
deligent service to the Board in the past.
Messrs. McAnerny and Kaler be retained
as clerk and assistant clerk. The motion
was unanimously adopted, The resignation
of Mr.. Connolly as clerk in the Office of
City Collector Love was accepted and Mr..
Henry F. Halsey was unanimously appoint
ed in his place. The official notice of the
City Clerk of the Election of Messrs. Ro-
maine and Seymour, and certifying that
they had duly qualified and been sworn in
was received and ordered spread on the
minutes.
A resolution ordering that the bonds
stolen by the late Treasurer Hamilton,
upon which judgment was recently recov-
cred by Cornelius Zabriskil, be recognized
and placed upon the list, and have the
same standing as other bonds of the city
1t was also ordered that the Comptroller
be instructed to draw his warrant on the
City Treasurer in favor of Cornelius Fab
riskie for the sum If 81, 61005, for accrued
interest on the above mentioned bonds.
There was a consultation between the
members of the Board as to when the new
Assessors must be appointed. Mr.. Romano
stated that under the law the present As
SCISSORS hold over until their successors are
appointed. City Treasurer Earle stated to
the Board that he had understood Mayor
Collins to say that the Assessors must
enter upon their labors before April 9th.
Mr.. Romano said that was a mistake; that
it was any time after the 9Th of April
1t is said that Messrs. Seymour and Ro-
maine are DESTROYS of having the appoint
ment of new Assessors laid over for the
new Board, which will be the 18th of the
present month but Mr.. Hardenbergh
stated that the appointment will in all
probability be made at the next meeting.
The Board then adjourned to meet next
Wednesday evening at half past seven.
President DATE stated to the TATTLER
after the meeting, that he had formed his
Committee as follows
Committee on Finance and Claims-Harden-
bergh, Jordan and Romano.
Committee on observation-disclosures, Jordan
and Hardenbergh.
Committee on Salaries, Taxes and Assessments
Seymour, Jordan and Hardenbergh.
Committee on Printing, Stationery and Supplies
-Romaine, Har6enbergh and Seymour.
In conversation with several members of
the Board, the TATTLER learned that there
have been yet no conferences or caucuses
by the Republican members of the Board;
ana that the appointments the local prints
hQVa nQradad from fir11o 10 or how
been decided upon, have not ever been
talked Of
A rumor has been current for the last
day or two on the authority of Commission
er Seymour that he and Mr.. Romano have
another year to serve. When they were
appointed it was the understanding that
they were to serve the unexpired term of
Commissioners Beach and Smith. The
term of these gentlemen would have OK
pired on the 18th inst, and the Alderman
assuming that there would be vacancy
then, appointed Messrs. Edelstein and
Reynolds Commissioner Seymour did not
care to be interviewed about
the matter last evening at all,
but the argument on which it is said he
may proceed is that an Aldermanic ap-
pointment TO the Board is by the terms of
the act constituting the Finance Board for
term of two y ears. At the time of the
appointment of Seymour and Romano
there were no unexpired terms to be serv
ed. Messrs. Beach and Smith were in the
Board of Finance but the Mayor, from
whom they derived their au hority, had no
right to appoint them, and hence it was as
though the places had never been filled
as it might have been it both the Mayor
and the Aldermen had neglected to act. If
the Legislature fails to appoint Police
Justice because of dead lock between the
Houses, the term of the Justice they
select when the Houses do succeed in get
ting together, is for the full term. Reas-
oning by analogy, it is claimed that the ap-
pointment of members of the Board of Fl
nance, after season of inactivity by the
appointive power is for the full term. 1t
is only point. No one seems to be willing
to say what it amounts to, or what advan-
tage will be taken of it. Ii Seymour and
Romano should decide to hold on the city
will probably have another Finance war.