The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-23
DILLOVAY'S VICTORY.
Aldermen Make Him Con-
Stab1e.--Tax Board Quar-
ters---Liquor Licenses.

Notwithstanding the bitter wa waged
by the EUening Journal and the political
jugglery of several rank Sixth District
Republican Association leaders, backed
by ingenious parliamentary tactics on
the part of the six Republican members
of the Board of Aldermen, Nj. Godfrey
G.. Dilloway was last night appointed
constable to fill the vacancy caused by
tho failure of Michael J. Kennedy to
qualify within the time prescribed by
law. Alderman Salinger said three
weeks ago that Mr.. Dilloway woul be
appointed. Mr.. Dflloway was appointed.
Mr.. Smith, after making g brilliant
effort to defeat Dilloway's appoint.
ment. asked to be excused
from voting, on the ground that
such an appointment would be in viola
ton of rule 81, which, according TO his
construction, provided that in order TO
appoint to fill a vacant constableshlp a
vote by ballot should be taken by the
Board. Mr.. O'Neill and Others held that
vacant constableships were not included
in the list of statutory offices, such as
city clerk, city marshall and p~oormaster,
TO which rule 81 applied. An appoint
ment to fill a vacant c~onstableship by
resolution was perfectly legal, and the
chair so decided,
Mr.. ONeill himself offered the resolu-
ton and moved its adoption. MI. Scher-
mierhorn Immediately moved to table the
resolution. Mr.. Macarthur said that he
had been informed that the Board OF
Aldermen had no right to appoint to I'LL
a vacancy caused by the failure or an
elected constable to qualify and moved
that the matter be referred to the Cor
poration Counsel.
MR.. SALINGER LAYS DOWN H LAW.
But Mr.. Salinger had come prepared to
settle all points of law. He ridiculed Mr..
McArthur's ideas, and, in a vein of sar-
casm, asked II the Sixth district u go
without a constable because Mr.. kennedy
failed to secure bonds. He read from
the law of 1879, applying especially
to cOnStaDles to the effect that all
vacancies caused by resignation. re-
moval or death shall be filled by
Aldermen. Section 8 of the Laws of 1880
declared that failure to secure or renew
bonds was equivalent to a resignation,
and the vacancy should be filled as pre-
scrined by law. Mr.. Schermerhorn's mo-
tion TO table the resolution was lost by a
vote of seven TO six, n after some fur
Their parliamentary sparr1ng the original
motion was carried by seven votes.
SIT is q case of do" remarked Mr..
O'Neill. tits that old 'Seven-Six' com-
binatfon reversed. You done me with
it. Pm getting square by degrees"
Corporation Counsel Edwards rendered
his opinion concerning the resolution
recently referred to him concerning the
right of the Board of Finance to procure
suitable quarters for the a Board. The
Corporation Counsel, in his communica-
ton, cited section 3 of the supplement to
the old charter of 1873, which declares
that the Board OF Aldermen shall provide
for the various officers of the city proper
places for the transaction of business,
provided that the Board of Public Works,
the Board Of Police Commissioners, the
Board Of Fire Commissioners. the
Board of Education and the Board OF
Aldermen shall nave control of all build
ing5 pertaining to their respective de
partments." This law, the Corporation
Counsel declared, had not been changed
by any subsequent legislation. Section
4 of the new charter provided for offices
and supplies of the Tax Commissioners
at public expense. This did not make
any change as to the method in which
they should be supplied. The Board of
Aldermen should have exclusive control
Of the City Hall. In the Corporation
Counsel's opinion the FAX Boards Office
should be near to those of the City Col
lector and the City Clerk, to whose re-
cords the Tax Boards clerks were obliged
frequently to refer. 1t would be incon-
Venient to locate the Tax Board any
where else hal in the City Hall. 1t was
the Board of Aldermen's place to pro-
vide quarters for the Tax commissioners.
THEY WILL HAVE tt ADVERTISE.
Thlrty-two more liquor licenses were
granted, and LIZ licenses granted to ped
lars. The Clerk was instructed to notify
the Bergen Electric Light Company,
Mary Kennedy and Owen Lally that if
the advertisement and printing of certain
ordinances passed tor their especial
benefit were not paid for by the next
meeting the ordinances would be repealed.
MI. Smith secured the adoption of a
resolution asking the Street and Water
Board to relay the tagging around
Hamilton Park from the funds appro-
priated for street repairs. Mr.. Hoos
nearly frightened Mr.. ONeill out of a
days growth by requesting the clerk to
read a letter from the Jersey City Temple
of Honor asking the privilege of holding
Gospel Temperance meetings every Sun
day afternoon at four O'Clock.
"Where?' asked Mr.. O'Neil, rising
from his chair.
Evidently Mr.. O'Neill was suddenly
impressed with the idea that Mr.. Hoos
meditated adding ''insult to injury
after ousting him from the Craftsmanship |
OF the Excise Committee by urging that
the Aldermanic Chamber be now trans
formed into a stumping ground for the
reclamation of drunkards. 1t was ex-
that the Temple of Honor
wanted TO hold its meetings in the
vicinity of Hamilton Park.
"Oh," said Mr.. O'Neill, and the reso-
luton was referred TO the Committee on
Streets. The Board decided that the
only meeting during August should be
held on August 10.