The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-22
FULLER's FAKE CLAIM.
The Veteran Act Does Not Apply to the
City Attorney Of Bayonne.

The Veteran Act Does Not Apply to the
City Attorney of Bayonne.
The Bayonne City Council, at its meet
ing last night. granted. after good deal
Of pickering. twelve additional renewals
OF liquor licenses, drafted in conformity
with the State law. Five applications
for new saloons were LAID over.
Proposals for the purchase OF $4,000
worth of five per cent six year city i'm
provement bonds were received from
Cornelius Zabriskie, Abram Ramsey and
f. w. Kingsland, all of Jersey City.
Messrs. Ramsay and Kingsland offered to
take the batch at par. Mr.. Zabriskie biu
l0002 and secured them. The Finance
Committee reported correct the official
bond of Attorney Daniel j. Murray as
City Tax Assessor, with Horace Robertson
and John Mcdonald as sureties. and the
Board approved the bond. Patrick Ryan
presented his official bond AS Sealer of
Weights aud Measures and Patrick
Murphy submitted a new bond as Over
seer of the Poor, Luke Mcfrnerney,
Councilman Aorecraft had the "Big SIx5'
take from the custody of the Finance
Committee the official bonds of Coun-
sellor William ID. Salter as City Treas
urer and School Trustee Charles Nc
Bride as City Water Pprveyor. He said
that as member OF the committee he
correct Councflmen Meigs and Scofield,
the other members of the committee,
strenuously objected to the proceeding,
which they characterized as a disgrace to
the city and an affront to the committee.
Notwithstanding their objections, the
Board By votes of six 70 four approved OF
both bonds.
EARLY in the session City Attorney
Northrop reported on the clai "a Of Colon ell
Charles w. Fuller that uuder the pro-
Visions of the veteran act the Board acted
Illegally when it disposessed him of the
Office Of city attorney. His report was
filed. 1t was as follows:-
GBETLKxEN-In the matter Of the communica-
tion of Colonel Charles ". Fuller. received by
you at your last meeting and referred to me. I
beg leave 70 report as ioli9ws;- 81 Acting under m M
own cause. have conferred with several COM
petent lawyers as to my rights as City Attorney
under charter provisions, outstanding the
provisions Of the veteran act OF 1891. am assure
that my election Is legal, and that the provisions
of the veteran act are not applicable TO the
ono ONCE OF the city Attorney n Bayonns, where
shall, therefore, perform the duties Of such
Office until my rights thereto have been success
fully challenged in the courts Respectfully,
JAMES p. NoRTHRoP, City Attorney.
An axtensIon Of the water main through
West Min eteenth street was ordered. An
extension OF the water main through
West Fourteenth street was sent to the
Committee OF the Whole. A report
recommending 10 extend the Avenue G
sewer was acquiesced in by a vote Of
eight to two.
The new annual salary ordinance was
passed by vote of eight to two. The
salaries are fixed at the rate paid last
year with the exception that Chief of
Police Mcneil gets an Increase Of $50.
The increase of $50 given In the ordinance
vetoed by Mayor Farr to the patrolmen OF
ordinance introduced by Councilman
Meigs authorizing the organization under
the State law of City Board of Health
was passed by a unanimous vote.