The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-19
CHANGE ALL AROUND
Sheriff Stanton to Reorgan.
ize His Office on a BUSH
ness Basis.
NOT YET COMMISSIONED.
But His Chief Assistants AIs
ready Selected.
BIG TUSSLE In H0B0KEN.
FreehOlder Ellis Will Become
Mayor, and Not Colonel
Erlenkoetter.
NOT YET COMMISSIONED.
BIG TUSSLE In HoBoKEN.

Mayor IStanton-said today that he had
not yet received his commission from the
Governor for the Office of Sheriff, and
that until That arrived he could not be
sworn in and file his bonds.
He has. however, made preparations
for active work in the Sherif's
Office by appointing John Heavy, Clerk OF
the Court OF Sessions, his chief assistant.
The position filled by Mr.. Heavey In the
sessions Court has already been
hlled by John R. Purtell, who
was IN court today Learning the business.
Heavey is considered an excellent ap-
PUntment, and it is accepted as an evil
dence that the Sheriff's Office under Mr.
stanton will be conducted on tTply9sbnsi-
ness principles.
WILL BE MAYOR ELLIS.
After Wednesday next Mr.. William
Ellis will be Mayor of Hoboken.
Not politician of high or low deRrea
In Hoboken has slept wink since Satur-
day. They have all been reading
up city charters and then looking wise
They fear an explosion, but they may
quiet their fears. The makeup of the
city government will be the same when
Mayor Stanton becomes Sheriff-that ia,
perhaps not as to the personality, but the
same, just the same.
When 1t was first announced that
Mayor Stanton would be appointed Sher-
III, 1T was taken for granted that Colonel
Charles Erlenkoetter would be Mayor
until next spring. This was not reIished
by The powers that be and the
City Charter was studied up, with the re-
suit that it is now positively asserted that
Erlenkoeter will not, in fact cannot, be-
Mayor or Hoboken at present.
Section 10 OF the City Charter provides
that,ip the absence of the Mayor from the
city. or his inability to perform the duties
OF the office. she Chairman OF the Council
absence or inability. be vested with the
powers of the Mayor.
LII Mayor Stanton were not to resign AZ
Mayor Ilh after he qualified as Sheriff,
the inability idea would prevail, ErlenA
koetteY would act as Mayor.
But Erlenkoetter Is not wanted as
Mayor by the powers that be-, 30 Stanton
Erlenkotber from the position.
Section Is of the City Chatter says that
In the event of any of the several Offices
enumerated above (anlong them Mayor
becoming vacant the Council shall pro-
ceen to appoins others TO fill the nnex@
pired term.
This is well enough so far as 1t goes,
but the "clinOhef" Is contained in the fol.
lowing provision of the City ChySber,
being Chapter CXL., of the laws OF
1885,
No member Of any Board Of Algeyusn or
Common Council, during the telns for
ed ed such member, ssis shall % Be- eligible H
for elections or appointment to any odice taat
Is now, or hereafter may be by law, required to
be tlled by any such Common Council OF Board
of Aldermenl
Colonel Erlenkoetter. who is Chairman
Of the Common Council. and who WAS
elected to serve till next spring, by She
above provision, is deferred from accept
lug the position of Mayor, even IL the
Council voted the position 60 him.
Whom will the Council appointp
Mr.. William Ellis, at present Freehold
er.
CAN FAGAN GET THERE?
This is the "slate" so far. There Is a
probability OF Lawrence Pagan atbempt-
ing to break it, but it IS asserted his
efforts will not prove successful.
In the event of the slate going through
as above announced, Colonel Erloenkoen-
ter and his colleague Councilman SteR-
man, will resign as members Of the Coun-
ell.
Frseholder Ellis is backed by County
Clerk Mclaughlin, Mayor Stanton,
Assemblyman Coyle and other less in-
huentlal men.
Before Ellis became a candidate for
Mayor, ne and his friends obtained an
opinion from the Corporation Attorney
of Hoboken as to how Mayor StanLon's
successor should ne elected.
POLICE DEAL.
This question settled, the polica as
signments came next for consideration,
The new substitution is completed aud
ready for occupancy There will be-
no new appointments. The Com
missioners says Capt Hayes will have
charge of the new place. Three of the
Sergeants will do eight houFs' duty
daily at the new Station. Rounds
man Flattery, j. Stanton and
Morris Stack will be made Sergeants,
and Officers ]. Cross, w. Haw and T.
McAleer will be made Roundsmen.
Roundsman Morris Stack, who has
been mentioned as the successor of Stan-
ton in the Prosecutors office, will go
there, but in a novel manner.
He will be promoted to Sergeant by the
Police Commissioners. Prosecutor VIM
field will write the Hoboken Commits
sioners, asking that they detail a men,
Der of the Hoboken police to duty in
his office as detective. Stack will be de-
tailed In case of change in the Prose-
cutor's office. Stack can fall oack on his
position AS sergeant i'll Hoboken.
A patrolman will take Stacks place as
acting sergeant, but can only draw q
narrOlm ans salary