New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-03
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
MAYOR wANSERS GALLANT FIGHT
HE is DOING HIS BEST TO REDUCE JERSEY
CTTY'S U-Ei.EsS EXPENSES.


CfTy's U:ELrsS EXPENSES.
When Msvor Wanser last week vetoed the appro
priations made by the Board OF Finance for the ci'ys
expenses during the next fiscal year he recOhuhuoN
that the salaries Of largo number Of clerks be re-
dnced 10 about what they wOuld earn WORKING ior
private individuals for much longer hours. and hsO
number OF supcrhuous clerks whose principal uuN ~
was TO draw their salaries be dismissed. The bohiu
of Finance ignored the recommendation ana the Dci"o
cratic majority reapp0nted BY resolution All Vne'e
clerks and In Instances increased their s'iaes
The amount appropriated by the Beard OF Finance ior
salaries over which the Board has control was S"''''
The Board will take action on the veto NJ iIS "'
meeting and an EFFORT will BE- made 10 pass 'he Ioi"
ton over the Veto This cannot be done without io''
votes and to get that number Of votes ei'ner Co',
missioner Hitler or Commissioner Peterson, RepuOn
cans nust vote with the Democrats. Republicans
and some Democratic taxpayers Also firmly believe
that Mcssrs Hitler and Peterson, will stand by inc
Mayor in fight to cut Of the useless expenses at
7ached 10 the city's government
During the time that Orestcs Cleveland was Mayor
and Justice Davis and County Clerk Mclaughlin ran
the city without restraint, they supplied heelerS
OF every stripe, with offices where they would nave
no work TO aside from drawing their pay '"''
was the case OF "Teddy" Carroll. bi1cierA III inc
Street and Water Board. While drawing his pay Tor
this place he devoted his time to " mahihs pooh"
at Guttenburg and Gloucester. Charles Freeman was
another empoye who did the city service only wDeh MS
private business permitted which occa>io"S "'''
rare When "heeler' had stuffed Daho'-OoA vi
done something equally meritoriOus In the eyes OF
the "rngn a place was given to him. When the Ia"
prevented the creation Of an office. the gang so'
around the law by appointing heller clerk 10
one Office and having him detailed TO another place
For example: There IS no law wDlch pioNlues lor an
assistant building inspector. The ring appointed
Henry c. PoyntOn. "A clerk In the city COLLECTOR >
office at 81 900 year. and P0yntOn was 1mnediaeiy
assigned for duty" in the building Inspectors once
rs an assistant lie performs the little work zone III
that Office and Is paid for being clerk i'll tue
Collectors Office. There is also no law when per-
mits the appointment Of assistant to Poor Master
John F. Hewitt. Edward Hewitt his son, was
anpointed a clerk to the City Collector" however
and was detailed "fOr duty" in his fathers once,
where his hardest work consists In killing time.
pbilip A. McGOvern. another "clerk TO the City
Collector" was assigned for duty III the office OF
the Tax Commissioners. There are many Others OF
the kind
In addition to this the City collector has ten clerks
who have desk room in his office
Mayor Wanser certain that six OF these clerks are
enough Ii is the desire OF Mayor Wanser to DO away
with all such superfuos who drain the pockets
Of the taxpayers without giving service In return
nmnloyes must be- dismissed the salaries OF all
reduced to the figure recommended by MI Waistr
The Democratic ring has an object In making the
expense OF the city government AS big a. posslUie
would reduce their taxes. This he would and could
do II he could substitute Republicans ana h9nes.
Democrats in the places now filled by the rug
through the appointments OF Mayor cleveland