The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
REFORM.
Mayor Wanser's Large Sized
Ideas for the Dear Peo-
pies Protection.
NO WATCHMAN NEEDED.
The Board of Education Involved in
Scandal-Favoritism in
the Schools.

Mayor Wanser sent his: first veto to the
Board of Finance this afternoon. The
| veto deals with the appointment by reso-
luton of Bernard McAnally as night
watchman at the Office of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners by the
latter Board and the subsequent concur
| renee therein by the Board of Finance.
The chief point mtd de by His
| Honor is that McAnally has
for years been watchman and
that he was first put to WORK by a
committee. Now that the Board has ap-
pointed him by resolution, His Honor
maintains the act to be virtually an ac-
| knowledgment of his right to have all
laborers and other employees appointed by
resolution. He makes this point for the
purpose of throwing on the shoulders of
the Street and Water Commissioners the
blame for the fact that the laborers of
| that department are not being paid. Here
| is the veto message
The resolution of your Board concurring in
| the resolution Of the Board of Street and Water
| Commissioners dated May 81, 1892, appointing
Bernard McAnaLly as watchman at Office build
| ing at S3 salary per night Is returned without
| signature. Mr.. McAnally has been drawing pay
| from the city as Waterman at the above office.
| He was, however "put to work. without any
resolution Of the Board of Street and Water
comes before me backed by a resolution of the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners, en-
| phasizes the stand have taken in the matter Of
appointment viz: That the Mayor has the
| right TO have employees appointed by resolution
and to pass upon the same; In the case uuder
consideration my signature Is withheld from
the resolution re- because the m building is in
and where loss by robbery Is hardly
| a possibility as the neighborhood
| is made up of residences OF substantial citizens
and the adequate police protection furnished for
| their houses will prctect the Office building; and
| besides the building has housed 1anitor and
| family in the basement. The water rents are
| in the building temporarily and safes are pro
vided for their safe keeping. During the past
| year q new vault for the bulsy records which
| have a value to the city but to NO one else has
| revenue should be unusually heavy on one or
| two days in the year, the Police Depa rtment
can detail an officer for the nights following
| such days. This resolution IL made effective
| would take S1,oO5 yer annum of the city monies;
| in my opinion the city would receive no ade-
| quate equivalent for such payment.
Very truly,
FAvoRITIsM IN THE SCHOOLS.
There is pretty scandal brewing in
Mayor Wanser's reform" Board of Edu-
cation. When that body was Democratic
in complexion, a resolution was adopted
making 1t mandatory with all pupils, ir-
respective of age, color, religion or other
wise, to secure general average of IS per
cent. in bis or her examination to Ge-
come. eligible for adnittanoe to High
School.
For years this rule was in operation
and no scholat was pushed through by
influence With any members Of the Board.
Now, however, Republicans who, being
| unable to obtain political jobs, are de-
termined to have their sons and
daughters pushed through the pre-
paratory schools to the High
school, no matter what per centages they
may have at examination, and Mayor
Wanser's reform educational Directors
are showing most palpable favoritism to
these children.
That certain scholars were pushed
| through in the recent examination is q
fact that is not denied by President John
Reid.
A few scholars were pushedFthrough at
| first as an experiment. 1t worked so well
| that the matter leaked out. Directors
| Shain, Jones, Mehl and Reid were imme-
| diately besieged by scholars who begged
to be pushed" through.
A conference was held and each Repub.
lican Director was allowed to push
| through a certain number, and away
| they went.
After each Director put through his
scholars it was discovered that with the
new scholars the High School was over
crowded, and the Directors are now in a
quandary. They are fighting among
themselves now, and are blaming each
other for the condition of affairs, and the
outlook is that there will be lively row
at the next meeting.