The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-31
THAT ELECTION ALLOWANCE.

Alderman Kaiser Thinks the Finance
Commissioners Have Lost their Heads.
Alderman Kaiser, chairman of the
Committee on elections was interviewed
on the appropriations made by the
Finance Commissioners for the expenses
of the Board of Aldermen.
''Do you think the 81 900 appropriation
for election expenses sufficiently large to
enable you TO comply with the new exec
tion law?" asked the reporter.
mo-" said Mr.. Kaiser, 81 do not.
Thirty Thousand dollars is what we fig
ured it would cost, and when we asked
for $4,000 we intended to move heaven
and earth to make that sum do, but
think we would have been compelled to
go behind that. There will be one hun
place five booths will be required. The
swinging doors alone for the booths will
cost 81, 000.n
'Well, then. to speak fguratively, you
were paralyzed when you saw the appro-
priation?" suggested the reporter
Il was more than paralized," answered
the Alderman.
tions there is cut. What do you think
of the Aldermanic appropriations as a
wholeSn asked the reporter.
II think the whole thing is a put up
job on the part of the Finance Commits
sioners to make appearances tend to their
advantage and throw US in hole"
what do you contemplate doing about
this state of affairs? How will you meet
the difficulty" was asked.
II do not know" was the answer. 81
am in the position of a man whose hands
are tied behind his back"
"Will the inefficiency of the appropria-
tion interfere with the electionss" he was
asked.
II don't know how that will be. have
yet a little time to consider what to do.
Oh, this is outrageous" he continued. 1t
was an awful call down for all the
Boards. do not intend to do anything
until know where ! am. shall get a
legal opinion on the matter"
Mr.. Kaiser seemed to think the Finance
Commissioners had lost their heads.
A reporter also called upon Alderman
Hoos yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Hoos went over the list with the
reporter.
fDo you think, Mr. Hoos, that this ap-
preparation of s1l, 600 is sufficient to en-.
requirements of the new ballot reform
lowf" asked the reporter.
Mr.. Hoos answered, mo sir; it is not
enough. Last year the appropriation OF
$4,000 for the election expenses was
found to be insu fficient, and there is now
an unpaid Dalauce winch muSl come out
of this years appropriation.
"They have only allowed $1,000 for the
poor. Is that enough?"t questioned the
reporter.
Eight thousand is the least we can get
along with,' replied the Alderman.
'The appropriation for District Courts
is also cut down fifteen hundred dollars, .
said the reporter, 'does that leave
enough?"
"N0 u said Alderman Hoos atbe own.
ers of the property whore the District
Court rooms are have raised the rents"
THAT is Ealways the way. Every
year they cut down the appropriation
Why don't they give us enough to clear
off the debit"
Alderman Schermerhorn was seen by a
reporter this morning. He said the ap-
preparation of $1,000 for election ex
penses was ridiculously low. 81 don't see
how we are going to get along with it, :
he remarked. SIN fact the entire Alder
manic appropriation is mean and unjust
made so, I think, to decrease the tax levy
that the Finance Board may appear econ
omic at the expense OF the Aldermanic
BOARD "