The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-04
MAYOR STANTON now
All the New HOb0ken 0ffic-
ialS Take Possession Of
Their Offices.
THE MESSAGE
A Board Of Finance Recommended
in Place Of the Present Tax
Commission.

The City Hall in Hoboken was thronRed
witq politicians this morning At ten
O'Clock the old Board Of Council met. and
after passing several pleasant resolutions
adjourned sine die. While the Board was
In session several members Of different
organizations were vending their way TO
the Mayors Office with floral offerings =
the new Mayor-elect T. r. Stanton.
At noon Mayor-elect Stanton entered
his new Office. The handsome Mayoralisy
sanctum resembled q fairy bower. Two
large desks were filed with beautiful
floral designs Among the prettiesr Of
terings was fioraA chair on which WAS
inscribed Good Luck" from the MEM
bers Of Empire Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. 2.
OUT AND IN.
Mayor Grassman was In the Office when
Mayor-elect Stanton entered. The out
going and incoming Mayors greeted eacn
other cordially. Mayor Grassman turned
over the keys of the Office 10 his successor,
and the new Mayor responded In q
neat speech, in which he stated that
he would endesvor to give good
and clean administration Councilman
Harry Snyder was the first person to
shake the new Mayor by the hand Then
followed Freeh0iders Coyle and Eilis,
james Laverty, City Clerk MeDersnotf,
President Rudolph OF the Board OF Edu-
cation. Captain Hayes and Others
After tue love .feas { 10 the Mayors of1i7e
the new cabinet organized. Councilman
ErlenkoetIer was elected chairman with
out opposition Assistant City Clerk
Kirschner was reappointed Assistant
City Clerk for term OF three years.
Charles w. Fosdlck was unanimously ap-
pointed Second Assistant City ClerK-
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appointed. There were two candi-
dates for keeper OF Church
Square Park. George Winkleman and
Charles C0yBe- Coyne got the most votes
and was declared elected John Sullivan
was appointed keeper Of Park. Robert
William Ryan WAS appointed Inspector
on Weights and Measures. Frank DAILY
and Thomas GoOde. Sr., were appointed
van drivers Patrick MaloBey was ap-
pointed sluice gale keeper. John Sexton
and J. Wilson were appointed engineers
at the City Hail. Charles German was
reaDDointed janitor of the City Hall, and
Henry Curtis was appointed pound-
keeper.
1t was decided that the Board meet
every Wednesday evening and that the
Corporation Attorney be directed to be
present at the meetings.
MAYOR STATIONS MESSAGE
The message of the new Mayor was
then read. Ia it Mayor Stanton urges
upon the Tax Commissioners the Beces-
sity Of increased appropriations Tor run
ming the city government. He dwells on
the evils Oft the present system of licensing
aud says that he will see tnat the police
viii close up all saloons that do not pay
the regular license fee. He recommends
that Board of Health be established end
more attention be paid 10 the city's sew
ers, and he also recommends that Board
Of Finance take the place Of the Board Of
Tax Commissioners He gives as his reason
for this change that BY the present sys-
TEN the members of tue Board Of Tax
Commissioners only serve from the FIRST
Monday in May 10 the first Monday in
June and IN such a short time they arc
unable TO familiarize themselves with the
needs of the city.