The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-08
CHARTER SKIRMISHES.
Mr.. O'NeilI's Demand on Mr.. Love is
Courteously Refused.

Courteously Refused.
There were several brief and spirited
though bloodless skirmishes in the great
charter war during the past twenty-four
hours. Assessor, Alderman and
Assemblyman Patrick H. O'Neill
girded up his loins and pro-
proceeded this morning to take possession
of the City Collectors office, to which he
was appointed by the Mayor under the
new charter.
The girding up process consisted of
arnling himself with the official
notice of his appointment and the notice
of Clerk German, of the new Board of
Finance, of the approval of his
bonds by the Board. Armed
with these documents Mr.. O'Neill
presented himself before Mr.. Love, the
present incumbent, and made his demand.
Mr.. Love responded in the Chesterfieldian
and Stereotyped formula to the effect that
he did not recognize the legality of MIR.
O'Neill's appointment and he must re-
spectfully decline to give him his office.
Mr.. O'Neill then, gave his girdings a
tightening hitch, fguratively speaking,
although in reality he showed mis- creden-
tials in his pocket and withdrew.
THE NEW FINANcIERs.
At nine o'clock this morning the Board
of Finance, as the Mayors appointees are
styled, met in the Council Chamber Mr.
Allen, the newly elected president of the
Board of Aldermen, met with
them for the first time since his
election Mr.. Kenny was absent. The
Board approved the bond of Patrick H.
O'Neill in the sum of S150,000 for the faith
full performance of the duties of City Collec-
tor, with Patrick H. Hanley, Francis Mack
lin, James Roche, Michael Doyle, Michael
Malone, Horace II. Farrier, James Hunt,
John M. Shannon; Peter Herman, Pat
rick McArdle, Daniel p Harding, Nicho-
las Tappin, Abram Post Patrick Buckley
and Dennis Mclaughlin as sureties.
THE MAYORS POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
The Mayors Board of Police Commits
sioners held a meeting last evening, and
completed their organization by the ap-
pointment of these committees:-Sta
Houses and Prisons, Kelly and Benson;
Hospital and Dispensary, Benson and
Kelly: Lamps and Lights Kelly and Ben
son; Printing and Stationery, Kelly and
Benson; Salaries, Kelly and Benson; Ex-
animation for Appointment, Benson and
Kelly; Committee on HEALTH Feeney,
Kelly and Benson: Board of Health,
Feeney, Kelly and Benson.
The Board fixed May Is as day for the
trial of delinquent policemen and the
Chief was notified to have everything in
shape for the ordeal. Saturday was
designated for the inspection of uniforms,
and the force was directed to don the
summer uniform on June l.
President Feeney Is quoted with having
said that if the old Board attempts to meet
in the Board room they will be promptly
fired out On the other hand, President
Davis, of the old Board, says that the
regular meeting of his Board will occur
on May Is. This is the day fixed by the
new Board for trials, and as Mr..
Feeney talks of his firing out process
with the same determination as Mr.. Davis
declares that his Board will meet, the
prospects of an exceedingly lively time on
that date are most fiattering.
COMPTROLLER HoUGH's DEMAND.
Mr.. George r.. Hough, the Mayors
Comptroller, made a demand on Mr..
Dickinson yesterday for possession of the
ofhce. Although Mr.. Dickinson's refusal
was in thorough keeping with
the elegant and extremely polite
verbiage in which all the refusals
thus far have been couched, his words
evidently belied his feelings. Mr. Hough
had scarcely received his reply when a
well known lawyer of this c~tsy entered
the office and asked to see the Comp
troller.
''He stands before you," said Mr.. Dick
inson.
''But I want to see Mr.. Hough." /" re-
piled the lawyer.
Mr. Dickinson's reply was entirely de-
void of Chesterfieldian trimmings, and
contained a request that the lawyer take
immediate departure to place no longt g
recognized by the most advanced theo-
logians.