The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-26
THE ELECTION OFFICERS
The Law Compelled the
Aldermen to Reappoint
Them.
AND so THEY WERE REAPPOlNTED
The Catholic Cemetery Enlarge
ment---No Action on the In
spector Of Weights
Ordinance.
ND so THEY WE'RE REAPPOlNTED

The Board of Aldermen, at their meet
ing last night, decided that the election
officers who acted at the election held
last spring hold over and acr at the COM
ing election. This was unanimously de-
cided, even the two Republican mem
bers, Aldermen Jewkes and Schermer-
horn, voting in the affirmative. There
was an unusually large lobby present.
President of the Board of Police Commits
sioners John p. Feeney fitted about and
appeared unusually busy. Corporation
Counsel Edwards occupied seat within
the railing during the proceedings.
1t was just one half hour beyond the
usual time for the meeting, when Presj-
dent Allen rapped for order. Alderman
Donnelly was the only absentee.
THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY.
A communication was read from Bishop
Wigger, asking the Board to pass an or
dinance granting the Catholic Church
power to extend the Hudson County
Catholic Cemetery on Westside avenue
by adding sixty acres of ground. The
communication stated that the old ceme-
terry was being rapidly filed up and the
petitioners had filed their petition with
The State Board of Health and had OBJ
tanned the permission of the Hudson
County Board of Health.
An ordinance to provide for the same
was enclosed together with a map show
ing the location of the proposed enlarge
ment on West Side avenue. On motion
the communication was placed on file.
Clerk Scott then proceeded with some
routine work, but was interrupted by
Alderman Schermerhorn, who stated that
he had a communication he would like to
present. Alderman Jordan evidently
smelled rat and said that the communi-
cation should come under the head of
miscellaneous business, and the Chair so
decided.
REPUBLICAN PROTESTS.
The Chair then learned that the COM
munication was addressed to the Board
of Alderman and came under the head of
communications and asked the clerk to
read it. 1t was then read. 1t proved to
be communication from the Republican
City Committee, embodying the resolu-
tions passed at their last meeting protest
ing against the selection of the election
officers who had served at the last elecs
tion serving at the coming election.
Alderman SchermerhOrn moved that the
communication be referred to the Com
mittee on Elections to follow out the re-
quest of the communication.
Alderman Jordan moved as an amend
ment that it lay on the table, and it was
so ordered.
Mil. EDWAhD6 Sal lhE1 MUST.
The following communication from
Corporation Counsel Edwards was then
read:-
GENTLEMEN-I have received from Aldermen
0'Neil and O'Rourke a communication in which
they request an answer to your Board to the fol-
ist1sWhefher the officers Of election appointed
by the Board OF Aldermen for service tiia gen
eral election of November 5, 1889, continue in
power until after the next charter elections
The election officers appointed
in October last by your Board to fill vacancies
continue in Office until the election Of their sue
cessor Your Board may, however, remove any
election officer for good cause.
Second--Whether the Board of Aldermen can
legally designate by resolution in which precinct
said officers shall serve at the charter election
the precincts being numbered differently from
the fall election. Answer:-H the boundary
lines of the election precincts have not been
changed the election officer chosen by your
Board will hold over, but an election officer
chosen to fill vacancy on the morning of the
election only holds Office for that particular day
The fact that the election precincts are mum
bered differently makes no difference whatever,
provided the boundaries have not been changed.
Under section of supplement of the act to
regulate elections, approved April 2s, 1888 flaws
1885, page 1850, it is provided that when any new
election district or districts shall be set off, or
the boundary line of any existing districts
shall be changed, or such districts re,
clerks Of election who shall reside is such new
district or districts in the district or districts
affected by such division change or re-adjust-
rnent shall forthwith cease to hold office; where
upon your Board must appoint election officers
for said districts who shall be residents of and
entitled to vote in the districts in which they
appointed to act one of the Inspectors in each
district shall be selected from each of the two
political parties casting the greatest number of
votes at the last proceeding election You will
find this act on page 81 of the Election Act as
prepared by the Secretary of State.
Yours respectfully,
Corporation Counsel.
The names of election officers who are
to serve were then read off. They are the
same as those who served at the last cleo
tion, except where vacancies occurred.
TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET.
After the names had been read off AL
derman Schermerhorn wanted to know if
the Republican vacancies in the new pre-
cinct had been filled by Democrats. AL
derman Jordan stated that they were
prepared to receive a minority report.
Alderman Jewkes said:-
1--WE are only two, gentlemen, and we
have had no opportunity to make re-
port; but if the Board would take a recess
for ten minutes we could fill in the
names"
This privilege was extended to the Re-
publicans, and Il recess was duly ordered,
Its evident we won't get much, so / be-
lieve in taking what we can get"
After recess the revised list of names
was read and unanimously approved A
few important changes in the election
officers in some of the precincts were
made by resolutions.
The salaries OF the different city officials
were ordered paid.
Alderman O'Neil offered a resolution
asking the Board of Police Commissioners
to withhold the enforcement of the law
against garbage barrels and boxes on the
and explained his resolution
by stating that the owners had no place
to put them. The resolution was adopted.
A resolution by Alderman Hauck was
adopted which provided that the next
of the Board be on April IS in
stead of April 5, the latter day being cleo
tion day.
Alderman Jordan made motion to ad-
journ, which was seconded, when Alder
man Hauck arose from his seat and asked
that the ordinance providing for an in
spector of weights and measures be taken
up, but the motion to adjourn was in
order and prevailed.
WAR OYER FRAUD.