The Jersey City news., 1892-05-07
ENQUIRY COURTED.
The Street and Water Com
miSSioners Invite Mayor
Wanser to Go
Ahead.
THEIR RECORDS ALL RIGHT
Structures On Grove Street
Paving Denounced as
journal Slanders.
CONK'S PAYROLL ENDORSED.
No Improper Favors TO Railways
Only Employees Enough
to do the PubliC's
Work.
CONK'S PAYROLL ENDORSED


The inscriptions partisan attacks OF
the EDening Journal upon the various
departments of the city government un-
der control of Democratic heads is Great
ing widespread disgust among members
OF both political parties.
Mayor Wsnser's apparent approval of
this course is also causing much depres-
sion among sincere and reasonable
friends of reform.
'.P. F. Wanser is our Mayor" said a
politicia5 East night. "We elected him to
assume control of the city government.
By adopting proper methods he can cre-
by backing up newspaper in mere libel
lous attacks upon everyone who holds
office and every branch of the city ad-
ministration, he will cause such
discord that something will
break. Manly methods are always
best, and she will find that mud-slingjng
tactics will in very short time impair
his popularity and diminish his useful
ness. There is no doubt in my mind but
that the heads of the various depart
meats will act upon his suggestions If
they are made in a proper spirit. but
the adoption of vexatious f1libustering
methods will have tendency to place
Jersey City uncomfortably close to
the edge of a financial crash. Jersey
City's credit is good now, and it is his
duty to aid in strengthening that credit,
and not to pull it down. as has been done
before under Republican government"
The gentlemen who made these remarks
was surrounded by a number of friends
who had been condemning the Journal
for its attacks upon the city government.
and who had also expressed surprise In
noticing that the Journal was drawing
Mayor Wanser towards pitfall, which
Is destined to insure his political death
unless he adopts another course of bring
ing about the reforms he promised.
MAY HAVE TO EAT THEIR WORDS.
The Misrepresentation made by the
Journal in relation to work done by the
Street and Water Com missioners may
have to be substantiated. Commissioners
Somers and Dugan. who the scurrilous
sheet intimated had narrowly escaped int
dictment on account of the G rove stree
Improvement contract. are highly indig
nant, and it Is stated on good authority
that although the Journal retracted the
assertion SO far as Mr.. Dugan was con-
cerned. he intends to prosecute the paper
for criminal libel. Mr.. Dugan is pre-
pared to have his every official
act Inquired into and if everything he has
done is not understood by inquiring per-
sons he stands ready and willing to make
full and complete explanations.
Commissioner Somers in speaking of
the charges made against the Board of
which he is member, said:-"The state
ments made in the Journal in relation to
are, tissue of lies. John Nolan
received the contract for the paving of
Grove street, from Newark avenue to the
Hoboken line. and l can refer anyone
with pride to the work and defy them to
say that it is not we'll done, and that the
work is not credit to the city. The
North Hudson County Railroad Company
did pave the street between its tracks and
paid for it, The city did not pay Nolan
Tor this part Of the work. For my parG,
would like to have the business of our
Board Investigated. and | feel quite
confident thai these attacks upon our
actions would cease. What we have done
has been made public. We have done
everything publicly and openly, and in
every instance where contracts have been
awarded or contracts entered into, the
city's interests bavs been carefully
guarded and protected. With the money
ws have had to eXpend we have accom-
plished good work. We have made many
large improvements and everyone of them
is open for inspection"
wANsER's TICKLER.
"What action Will your Board take In
response to Mayor Wanser'S recent in
Quiries?" / asked.
"Our Board will furnish His Honor
with all the information he desires. We
have nothing we wish to conceal, but
cannot see how he expects US to tell him
what our employees do after they 90 their
days work at our office. We have no
more men than are necessary iu our var
i,us departments. Every man we have
employed earns his salary. and it will
perhaps surprise some people to know that
many mouths ago resolution was
adopted by our Board compelling our eni-
ployees to work from nine O'Clock in the
morning until four every afternoon,
luton has been strictly enforced
Mayor Wanser is not the person to Judge
how many men we shall employ. We are
the judges OF the number of men we re-
Quire to perform the work at our office,
and if we engage them the city must pay
employ"
THE LIBEL ON MR. DUGAN.
Commissioner Dugan was not inclined
to discuss the assault made upon him by
the Journal on Wednesday evening; but
it was learned that the story published
In the Journal emanated from an outside
source of no reliability, and was printed
by that malignant paper without any at
tempt at veriticatioD. Mr.. Dugan may in
vestigate The charges. ln speak
ing this morning of the
assaults upon the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, he said:-"I am
perfectly willing to have every action Of
II inc in our Board investigated. do not
te r any exposure that will result from
such an investigation. l have acted in
the best interests of the city in everything
that has come before our Board. Mayor
Wanser can have all the information
he wishes from our Clerk l requested
Mr.. Bouton to answer every question
possible that Mayor Wanser might ask.
MIR. Bouton has already requested the
heads of the various departments to pre-
mare liets of their emDlOyes so as to Dre-