The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-25
The Mayors Boards Secure
Control of the Police
and Fire Depart
mentS.
ONLY TWO BOARDS TO FIGHT.
The Interesting Story Stoker Hayes
Tells About Fire Commissioner
Guit0n.

The indications are that the public will
be treated to some dissolving views in con.
nection with the charter contest.
Only two Boards are left to contest for
the positions with the newly appointed
Boards. These are the Board of Finance
and the Board of Works.
TWO BOARDS MAY FIGHT.
The new Board of Finance deem the de-
mand made on the Clerk of the old Board
for the city property this morning made
quate, and they will make fresh demand
of the members of the old Board at the
old Boards meeting to be held this even
ing 1t will be refused, of course, and then,
if the general expectation be realized, an
appeal will be made to the Courts.
Senator William D. Edwards, the new
Corporation Counsel, intimated strongly
to me, however, that another method of
settlement may be found
The members of the new Board of
Works have not filed their bonds yeti so
no demand has been made on the old
Board. When it is made refusal to sur
render will be encountered. Commits
sioner Van Keuren, who is a member of
both the old and new Boards, said when |
questioned him this morning that his
bondsman is out of town and will not be
at home till next Tuesday. When his
bondsman returns he will qualify himself
to serve with the new Board.
THE POLICE SURRENDER.
There was an absolute surrender of the
servants of the old Police Board to the
new masters this morning. Clerk Gilbert
p Robinson, of the old Board acted as
Clerk of the new Board, and told me after
the meeting that he had turned over the
records and the property of the depart
ment in his hands to the Mayors Commits
Tsfoners.
Chief of Police Murphy made an eqnally
explicit surrender. Commissioners Feeney,
Benson and Kelly-the Mayors Board
asked him this morning whether he pro-
posed to recognize the authority of the
new or the old masters, and he answered
that he should recognize the new ones.
''They represent a law that is on the
statute books" was the Chiefs reason
''Iill that law is overturned or repealed
shall bow to their authority"
So the members of the old Board are
entirely out of the control of the depart
ment and they feel quite unified" about
it.
Commissioner Davis, reelected at the
recent election to serve q new term, filed
his bond yesterday in preparation for
fight. Commissioners Smith and O'Don-
nell, his confreres of the old Board, won
dered, when told them of what the Chief
and the Clerk had done, how they dared
to steal the department from them.
THE FIRE BOARD pIssoLyEs.
Mayor Cleveland took a good deal of
fight out of the old Fire Board when he
appointed three of its six members to
serve on the new Board. Guiton Madden
and Mills, the three who were not pro-
vided for, would not constitute a fighting
quorum. But even two of these three will
find their grief at losing Commissioner
ships assuaged Mr. Guiton was made
driver of Engine No. last night, and
Madden is to be given a position as Taper
under the new Board of Works.
Charley Estabrook, the Clerk of the
present Board, says that no demand has
been made on the old Board for the prop
erty of the Department, but that he will
surrender and be the Clerk of the new
Board when the new Board comes in.
So it looks as though the only man left
to fight for the old Fire Board is "Tomn
Mills, and of course he will have to fight
on the outside.
A STORY ABOUT GUITON.
There is good deal of talk in the
Department as to the manner in which
GuitOn got his position. He has long
been the trusted friend of HAYES, stoker
of No. engine. Hayes was bounced last
evening for being drunk and off duty.
John Coughlin, the driver of No. G engine,
was sent to take Hayes place, and then
Commissioner Guiton was appointed to
the place Coughlin had vacated
Hayes was thus sacrificed to the man
whom he regarded as his friend Hayes
supplements the story with the explain
alton that Gniton got him drunk and
then excused him from making his ap-
pearance on duty the next day.
JoTTINGs.
Mr.. Hogencamp, the president of the
Second National Bank. corrects the state
ment that Mr. Bray is partner of ex-
Judge Marcus Beach. Mr.. Bray is
gentleman of leisures
1t was with no design of rejecting on
Mr.. Kenny, one of the new members of
the Board of Finance, that it was stated
yesterday that he had had his eye on that
Board for years. He has frequently been
mentioned in the past as possible mem
ber of the Board of Finance Mr. Kenny
says that this was never done at his solici-
tation.
1t is said on excellent authority that
Henry Lembeck has declined the Mayor's
appointment as a Sinking Fund Commis
sfoner. When he was sought at his brew
cry today it was said he had gone out of
town.
THE FINANCE BOARDS GAGE.