The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-20
TEE COMING ELECTION
City Clerk Scott Busy Pre-
pairing the District
Lines for Publ
cation.
EXCISE BOARD In DOUBT.
The Wanser Wing Clipper Will be
Earnestly Fought-The Mayor
Reticent.

There Is much busUle and activity In
the Office of City Clerk Scott just at
present. caused by the preparations for
the approaching election. At each cleo
tion the City Clerk and his CORPS OF as
sistants are over burdened for at least 9
month in preparatory work.
Just now the front office Of the City
Clerk is filled with election boxes that
were used last fall. This week, under
the supervision of City Marshal Long
and City Clerk Scott, the boxes will be
emptled OF their contents and be put into
proper repair. The work Of preparing
the district lines SO that the usual cleo
ton notices may be published is now In
progress. This important work Mr.. Scott
will not entrust to any one. He does it
himself, receiving occasional aid from
Chief Clerk Halstead There is a great
deal of labor attached to the publication
of these notices before they leave the of
fee for the printer. In addition to print
ing the boundaries in full in the official
newspapers, Mr.. Scott Is required to issue
the same matter In pamphlet form.
These pamphlets are for the. use OF
election officers and watchers at the polls,
and the City Clerk must by law supply
them as well as all other requisite ssa-
tionery.
THE EXCISE BILL.
City Clerk Scott is becoming uneasy
concerning the City Excise Bill, which
was introduced in the last Legislature.
1t provides for the election of three Excise
Com missioners and the appointment OF
clerk. Mr.. Scott said today that he did
not know whether the Governor had the
bill or not. Unless the City Clerk re-
ceives official notification before April
thai the 6il is a law, no Excise Commi5-
sioners can be elected this spring, unless
ia fnA
law.
THE ANTI-WANsER LAW.
The subject of the unconstitutionalitY
of the bill which is intended to deprive
Mayor Wanser of his power to make APP
pointments is still being deeply con-
sidered by able lawyers. and nearly every
one that l have spoken to has declared the
act unconstitutional. Colonel Charles W.
Fuller, voiced The general sentiment
when he said: "The decision on the SUBJ
ject published in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS.
to my mind, remove any doubt. The act
Is clearly unconstitutional. 1t is against
public policy and again the title of the
act does not express the meaning of it,
The courts, 1 have no doubt will decide
that the act is not legal oDe."
AS The JERSEY CITY NEWS has already
published on the authority of persons
having the confidence of the Mayor, moth
ing can be done to test the act until after
April 20. There is no doubt but that that
Mayor Wanser will take aggressive
action and when he has finished with
some of the leaders of the seande40us-
Legislation, they Will feel weary. They
are beginning to feel that way now, since
it has become settled fact that the gang
of hungry Office holders is not to receive
the slightest aid from Governor Werts In
their schemes and plans. and now that
the crowd has been told by the Governor
that he will not interfere with the present
School Board, it feels decidedly i'll.
called on Mayor Wanser today and
asked him TO talk about the political Sit
uation, He made characteristic re-
ply
1.-The people in this city pay me for the
work, and not the talk that do"
He refused absolutely to make known
his intentions for publication.