The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-11
ANOTHER TRUCE NOW.
But This Time It's the New
Boards That Have
the Offices.
AWAITING THE APPEAL
Even Colonel Dickinson and Kern
Yield---Today's Charter Meet
ings.

1t was almost an exclusive story THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS published in its
extra" yesterday about the Supreme
Court sustaining the new charter.
The entire story up to five o'clock was
told in the two columns published and 1t
was on the street half an hour before the
Majah's extra appeared, with fifth OF
a column of the news.
THE JERSEY CRY News described how
President John Edelstein and Clerk Viii
liam G. German took possession of the
office of the Finance Board, and quietly,
but determfnedly, refused to permit
George McAnneny to come behind the
rails. After the president and the clerk
had transacted some business the office
was put in charge of a policeman for the
night, to prevent anyone, except members
OF the new Board, from entering the
office.
The same thing was done by jeremiah
Is. Cleveland, the new City Treasurer,
after he had obtained quiet possession,
and a policeman guarded the door all
night. The same thing was done for the
new Comptroller, George Hough.
BILLY KERN WAS NOT THERE.
At the Board of Works great commo
tion was caused when President Somers
and Clerk George Bouton demanded pos
session of the office. When the gentle
men entered the building the clerks
1ooded up from their books and ledgerS.
How d ye do, Mr.. Commissioners"
''Glad to see You back again, Mr.. Clerk.
These and other remarks like them
showed that the clerks had heard the
news, and were preparing for new mas
ters. Martin Finck, always gentleman,
said, when a demand was made for the
books:--
II am law abiding citizen and l know
when have got enough. If there is any
thing | can do to assist Mr. Bouton will
do SO cheerfully."
The safe was standing open, and Bo u
ton, who had unlocked it hundreds of
times when he was clerk. Immediately
changed the combination, and, after
placing some documents in it, closed and
locked the massive door.
THEY WILL HOLD THE FORT.
President Somers said that he antici-
pated no trouble. If the members of the
old Board should attempt to enter the
piace for the purpose of holding meet
ing they will be elected,
The first meeting will be held at nine
O'Clock Wednesday morning. when
routine business of the old Board will be
wound up speedily.
Two policemen We're on duty at the
building all night and they were cared
for by Janitor Charles Conway
BREAKING IN THE DOOR.
AT few minutes before six o'clock a
raid was made on the Office of City Comp
troller Love. Mayor Cleveland, Sheriff
Davis and President Somers, of the Board
of Works, knocked at the door and de-
manded admission. John Hayes, clerk
in the office, left there by Mr.. Love to
guard the place, refused them admission.
Inspector Smith was sent for, and, after
being refused admission, he battered in
the door. Hayes refused also to open the
inner door, and the men had to jump over
the counter and burst it open.
Formal DoCQnCGion yvnC fnlau of ho
Office, and policeman was left there to
guard it during the night.
There is much fear and trembling
among the employees of the different
Boards as to how long they will be in
office. This is especially true of those who
have fatted on the soup of the Board of
Works. President Somers assured me last
night that there viii be no immediate
changes, and that perhaps there will be
none at all