The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-07

AU bnlS pOlHU Ex-Governor Leon ADDetb
emerged from the elevator, hung up his
hat and sat down opposite Mayor Cleve-
land, while Mr.. Estabrook went on to say
that the Fire Commissioners elected last
month, organized by electing John Con-
way as President, and the witness as
| Secretary.
Mr.. Collins rummaged the records fur
nished by Mr.. Estabrook and got him to
tell what the Board did after organizing.
Since April "A there had been no meeting.
| There was attempted to be held q meeting
May l, but no quorum was present.
OLD AND NEW FIRE BOARDS.
| Mr.. Estabrook confided to Senator Ed
wards the names of the new Board, and
said that Commissioner Guiton, who was
appointed driver, was now performing
| his duties as such. There had been no
meeting of the new Board that he knew
| of, but notice had been given of a meeting
| this afternoon.
s'Do you expect to act as clerk?" asked
| Mr.. Edwards.
"'Bjeck," remarked Mr.. Collins, who
| said that the question did not relate to a
| fact Mr.. Estabrook's expectations re-
mained mystery. He said that so far as
| he knew, the old Board had not attempted
| to run the department since the appoint
| ment of the new.
II guess that old Fire Boards in nubi-
bus" said Mr.. Collins as Mr.. Estabrook
| fioated away.
James N Davis told Mr.. Collins that he
| had been elected Police Commissioner
at the last election. He told the names of
| his colleagues and said that after election
| they organized.
Mr.. Brinkerhoff whispered to Mr.. Col
| Inns, who drew from Mr.. Davis the testi-
1nony that his Board was in charge of the
| Police Department and that it had held
two meetings since Mayor Cleveland's ap-
| pointments We're announced. Commls-
sioner Kelly, who was appointed mem
| ber of the new Board, had ceased attend
| ing meetings of the old Board. The pay
| rolls were approved at a meeting OF the
| old Board on April 26.
| Ex-Governor Albeit objected to Mr.:
/ Davis teStifying to matters which could
be better proved by the official minutes,
and Mr.. Davis was in consequence struck
| out very quickly.
| Mr. Collins wanted to introduce the
minutes of the Police Board without
proof by consent, but the Ex-Governor
wouldn't have it.
Mr. Collins said he did not admit the
| validity of the minutes of the new Board,
and Governor Albeit retorted that he
didn't admit the validity of the old
| Boards minutes. 1t was settled that
each side must put what minutes it wants
to use in evidence in the regular way
Commissioner Cassidy put on his eye
glasses to administer the oath to City
| Clerk John Z. Scott and Mr.. Collins asked
if the salaries for April had been ordered
| paid. Mr. Scott, with great caution, re-
piled that they had.
''Do these payrolls include the salaries
| of members of the Board of Finance and
| Taxation?" asked Mr.. Collins.
| x-Governor Albeit objected, as it was
| a matter of record. The question was not
answered. Mr.. Scott said that the war
rants included the salaries of Collector
| Love, Treasurer Nugent and Comptroller
| Dickinson, and were countersigned by
| Mayor Cleveland.
| Ex-Governor Albeit cross examined.
He asked Mr.. Scott if he meant to say that
any warrants had been signed by the
| Mayor for any of the salaries of the old
officials since the new officials appointed
| by him had qualified.
DELICATE QUESTIONS.
| Mr.. Collins objected to the question.
Ex-Governor Albeit said he wished to
prove that no warrant had been signed
| by the Mayor for the salary OF any of the
old officials since the new officials quail
| fed.
Mr. Scott said that he would prefer not
to answer the question without consult
ing the records.
Comptroller Samuel ID. Dickinson came
in, wearing the SWEETEST silk hat of the
crowd, and was Immediately seized upon
by Mr. D. Collins. He testified that he
held the office and had two clerks, George
r. Hough, who was appointed Comp
troller by the Mayor, and Charles +.
Esterbrook Up to date all warrants have
been signed by the witness, and Messrs.
Nugent and Love were actually Treasurer
and Collector at present.
"Do you know the date of the latest
warrant you have mentioned?" asked
Governor Albeit.
Mr.. Dickinson did not He said that
about eleven o'clock this morning a de-
on hin, t1na nfHo
which he had declined to give up. He re-
membered signing the salaries of O'Neill
and Prigge as Assessors, and, of Hough as
his clerk, for the month of April in full.
Mr. Dickinson said he got his full salary
for April. and that the other old officials
got theirs.
MAYOR CLEVELAND CALLED.
Governor Albeit took turn at the eX-
animation, and called Mayor Cleveland
The latter testified that he was the Mayor
and that his private secretary was Daniel
McAghon.
On Saturday, April 6, the day the char
ter was signed, he was at New Haven. He
was there over night; spent the early part
of Saturday in New Haven and the rest of
the day in other parts of Connecticut
He reached the State of New Jersey
that day just toward dusk.
boken, but was too late. 1t was after five
O'Clock at any rate. He went to the City
Hall to get his letters and found it was
too late to catch the train. He usually al
lowed thirty minutes to get to Hoboken.
He was told that the proclamation for
the vote on the charter was issued in his
absence. Thursday he concluded that
it was very improbable that the
new charter would pass, but he in
structed his secretary to have the
City Clerk prepare the proclamation and
have it signed by the President of the
Board of Aldermen if the charter should
pass in his absence. He was not in the city
at the time the proclamation was issued
He left form for the proclamation. He
told his secretary that he was not sure he
would be home before the first of the fol-
lowing week.
The only paper published in Jersey City
on Sundays, he said, was THE SUNDAY
MORNING News. This testimony was
given in preparation for evidence as to the
proclamation having been published
On cross examination by Mr.. Collins the
Mayor dilated ON the instructions he gave
to Private Secretary McAghon. He leaned
back in his chair and thought hard, but
could not rememember anything else of
Importance.
ABOUT THE TAX BOARD CLAUSE.
Mr. Cleveland said he gave the copy of
the original bill to Senator Edwards 1t
was partly in type writing and partly in
manuscript 1t provided for non-partisan
Tax Board.
HWhen did you first learn that that
provision had been stricken out?" asked
Mr. Collins