The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-05
MUNICIPAL AMENITIES.
Mayor Farr and ex-Treasurer Trask
Have Fun.

The meeting of the Bayonne Council
last night was enlivened by the following
communication from Mayer Farr in ref
erence to the action of the new "Bix Six'
combination IN taking from the custody
of the Finance Committee and approving
the official bonds of Counsellor William
d. Salter as City Treasurer and School
Trustee Charles Mcbride as Water Pur-
yeyor:-
GENrLEMEN:-I have approved of your resolu-
ton (adoptad at your meeting OF July 2i ac-
cepting the bondsmen Of the City Treasurer and
otner OF your appointses somewhat reluctantly,
as consider 1t TO be the duty of the Council and
not the Executive 10 thoroughly examine into
and investigate the character of the security
offered the city. In ths record of the Council
minutes OF above referred to meeting, find
that bHt one week elapsed from the time the
bonds were offered and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance to your meeting of July 21
when you indiscreetly recalled the
matter from said Committee and ap-
proved the bonds, necessitating on my part an
investigation OF matters strictly within the line
of your official duties The unwarranted alb
sence from the city, however. of the late City
Treasurer. aud the necessity OF having the
pelled an investigation and approval by me !,
which, under other circumstances, l Won Id
have declined. recommend therefore and urge
suit able time in which to properly
perform their requisite duties. One
week, submit, s ,,.. is ordinarily IHsy .,tss too
must be necessarily engaged In great part by
their own business affairs) TO properly investi.
gate so important matter as the acceptance
of official bonds. Should any committee neg
lect or refuse to give proper attention TO the
matters referred to them by your honorable
body, you would then after a reasonable time be
fully justified in recalling the matter from such
commit ee for further action by your body.
Soon after the reading of this lecture
ex-City Treasurer TrRsk entered the
Council Chamber and accosted Mayor
Farr, who stood near the railing listening
to the proceedings Of the Board. Mr..
Trask was exceedingly indignant over
the attack made upon MIN IN the mes
sage, He claimed that he did not leave
the city until he had completed ali the
business of his office, and alleged that
Mayor FarR had not shown good faith in
recalling him by telegraph from a West
ern State to his duties. he took excep-
tion TO the course pursued by the Mayor
in falling to find fault with him at that
time and then publicly chastising him in
the communication He insisted that the
city had lost nothing in his absence. and
that he had not neglected his duties.
The Mayor quietly told him to take his
medicine like man.
s.I'm willing to take my medicine when
deserve it," responded the irate ex-
Treasurer; "but in this instance l don't t
deserve any medicine. So far as being a
man is concerned. there is nothing manly
about your course in this matter 1t is
unjust and despicably mean"
AT this juncture Mayor Farr Withdrew
to the corridor, closely followed By Mr..
Trask. The dispute was resumed in the
hallway. and the Mayor told the ex-
Treasurer that he was not acting as a
gentleman.
Pm more of a gentleman than you
ever dared to be or will be-" rerorted Mr..
Trask.
"Well,' answered the Mayor ''if You
were a gentleman you would have asked
me for permission to go when you left the
city. You didn't and caught it, so take it
and be intent"
YES" responded the ex-City Treasurer
passionately, you roasted me for noth-
lug, but before you are through with this
thing / will roast you and don't You for
get it,"
The remaining business was purely of
q routine nature.