The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
WHITE PLAINS HAS 4 JANIToR.
And ne IL the Only Executive Ofnesr ef
That Prosperous County Capital.


That Prosperous County Capital.
The only village official in White Plains. the
county seat OF westchester county. is John
Cooley. little Irish lad, who is the janitor Of
the village generations rooms. BY the char
ter which the Legislature recently created for
IT, White Plains, the Offices OF President Clerk.
Treasurer. Police Justice. and two policemen
ceased to hold office after last Wednesday. On
top OF this tho Board OF Trustees failed to elect
officers to the places made vacant Tho char
tor fortunately didn't mention janitor among
the officials whose terms OF Office would expire
on May 20. and that is tho reason why Janitor
John Dooly. who receives $50 year and who
was appointed by the old Board OF Trustees, is
still in office.
whether the present situation In White
Plains was blundored into through failure OF
the charter makers to foresoe a deadlock in
the Board Of Trustees, or whether It 10 a deep
scheme laid at Albany by local Westchester
politicians who desired to get power In the
Board OF Trustees and to rule or ruin the 1000
inhabitants in the corporate limits OF White
Plains has been earnestly debating for several
days. AZ tho matter stands. White Plains has
no police magistrates or policeman. SO that,
as one OF the prominent lawyers said yesterday.
IF there should be q row out there In the mid
do OF the street and some one should be killed.
there would be no policeman or constable to
make an arrest II an arrest should be made.
there ia no Justice before whom the prisoner
could be taken. No one can be arrested for
getting drunk, because there are no policemen
to make arrests. There is no Village Treasurer
to take money for taxes, and no Clerk to keep
up tho records. Nevertheless, White Plains
people seem to get along ns OF yore. Nothing.
fortunately, has happened since May 20 moro
serious than tho intoxicaton OF several tramps.
and they were dragged to back lot and per-
mitted TO sober up
Plains the CLERK. Treasurer Collector Of Taxes
and Constabulary were appointed by the Board
OF Trustees at their pleasure as to length Of
for three years. and the President for two
years and until his successor was appointed.
Last fall desire came upon the trustees to
certain changes as desirable. It was thought
water rental from $4,000 to $4,000, on account
Of the opening Of several new streets: that the
stead OF charging fees for sitting only one hour
day; that the salary Of CLERK should be IN.
went ipto the draft OF the new charter by vote
OF the Board of Trustees. and the charter was
sent 70 Albany, where several White Plains
politicians assiduously nursed it. and some
how there crept into the charter phrase pre-,
scribinR that the President OF the village should
at sHs w9Th Of TsG sststs
heard that the bill had passed both the Senate
and Assembly in this shape. hurried TO Albany
rage. Gov Hill knocked out the phrase He
said 1t was pl ainly unconstitutional and tho
statesman who went 70 Albany on that visit f
didn't observe that the charter contained an
GeG Frssn b an the e 4 S Of
and constables were TO expire on the third
Tuesday in May May go. and, that among
since gound themselves out Of otiice. There
vas also another thing IN the charter which
he Pe 9sce to be
by the Board of Trustees was to have jursdic-
ton. exclusive OF any Justice Of the Peace
issue all criminal process and all process other
than in civil actions and proceedings, to hold
Jurisdiction Of such courts, and to hear aud
determine cases OF vaGrancy and charges for
anymisdemeanor committe within the village.
This clause rendered the occupation Of four
Justices OF tho Peace Of no avail. and while
they exist as officers 1t is In name, only. for
signed the bill on May u, and the next day the
four Justices OF the Peace woke up 70 find
then Son R9oI F Rs ss Pd hsy
These are N NJ. sullivan. j. Henry CARPENTER.
James ;Sa liz Ko 29 q; and ThomDs9n
last and elected President. Clerk, treasure:
Of ns2s tGSr
SOlue llIHo pRuL lOE power III Tie DOdTu OF
and this came TO q crisis when tho
terms Of three members OF the. BOARD OF Trus-
toes expired on last Tuesday night and q new
election took place to I'll the vacancies, and
the result vas that the new Board was com
each other on every subject that could
sRitate, village Board Of Trustees. Ed;
with Samuel G. Miller and David Verpanok
while Christopher Harmon. Stephen W. Smith
and Andrew J. Matthew'S were punched to-
g President was proposed Messrs. Harmon
Smith. and Mathews voted for Harvey Husted
while the Long partTscattered their votes for
". tB. Tlhbits. samuel Hopper. andi VIM H.
Brown. Three times the ballots were cast with
the Same result. and the. Board adjourned to
next Tuesday to try again. The President un-
der tho old charter had held over until his
successor should be elected. Whether the
phrase changing this to the expiration OF the
office on May 20 was the result o. design or
not Is not known. Until President is elected
the Board can't proceed to transact business.
Ono matter on which the trustees are DIVIDED
Is tho course TO be pursued In constructing a |
sewer IN railroad avenue.