The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-06
VANSER AT THE HELM.
The Mayor Resumes His
Official Duties This
Morning.
WELCOMED TO TIE CITY HALL
Much Improved in Health. He
Promises to Continue His
Reform Policy.

Mayor Wanser returned to the city
last night and appeared at his office
bright and early this morning. He
reached Jersey City over the West
Shore Railroad about niue o'clock. His
train was due at 7:20. but there was SO
much drilling and running backward
and forward at the Weehawken yards
that 1t was $40 o'clock before the train
lett there for the Pennsylvania station in
this city. The Mayor WAS accompanied
from Milton by his Assistant Secretary,
Mr.. John Nevin. and upon arriving here.
took a Montgomery street car to bis
home on York street. II had been his
intention to come down the Hudson on
the steamboat Mary Powell last evening
and arrive here this morning. None of
his people knew of his coming last night
and he greatly surprised them when ne
walked III upon them.
After q GOOD nights rest the Mayor
lAft his houle this morning and walked 20
bis offics by way Of YORK Street. Grove
Street, Railroad and Newark Avenues
No mau before. perhaps. ever took 80
long 10 make that journey. Almost
every n the Mayor passed stopped him
to shake hands with him und to Tell him
how glad tuey vera to see him back an d
restored TO health.
APPEARS IN EXCELLENT HEALTH.
General WauSsr certainly appeared to
be in excellent health as he walked along
with u tirm elastic step. No one who
when ne went to the New York Hospital
to submit himself TO the surgeons ku1fe.
aud tnen beheld him this morning would
ever imagine That he had undergone one
Of the most delicate and difficult opera
tious Of modern surgery. Ia appe arauce
he Is much better than he was for some
time before he went away. HIS SKIN ID
clearer and there is a sparkle and flash
In his eye which was not there
last summer. He looks heshtsr
than he did when he went away aud his
general demeanor was that OF . man In
good health. AS soon rs 1t became known
that the Mayor was in his office a general
Simpson and Clerk Nevin were In the
office when he arrived. and Mr.. Simpson
warmly welcomed him back as he turned
over the Keys Of the Office to his chief.
The Mayor passed into the rear room OF
his office and sat down IN an easy chair.
Then the v~isitors began to come in. AS
each one appeared ut the door the Mayor
arose to meet him and warmly graspe0
the hands proffered to him.
SHAKING N WITH THE NAY Or
Martin FInck, Clerk of tue Board oil
Finance, was among the first to W eicomt
him. He was soon followed by City Treas
urer Cleveland. Clerk Bouton OF tn
Board or Street and Water Com mission
erE. Clerk Westervelt OF the Com Dlroller'
| Office and City Clerk Scott. Then tn
c~itizeus began to come iu and the Mayo
was kept busy shaking hands aud re
ceiving congratulations. Tho Maysr tolt
me that he had returned to the clty T.
vidsd his strength held out. He wa
feeling strong, he said. and during tn'
past two weeks had begun to gain flesh
While at Milton he had suffered Jwo re-
lapses and WAS obliged to go to De.
twice in order to regain his streng tn, blu
he did not anticipate n recurrence o
that lrouble. His wound he said hat
entirely healed and there was nothing t.
tear from that. While he was away. tn
Mayor continued, be had paid no atten
ton whatever TO public af1 irs. II
had left everything of that de scriptiol
absolutely with Me-. Simpson and hal
lost all track Of what was goi ng on. II
intended, however, to take b old as far q
his strength would permit, an d he was O
the otinion it would not take him long [
acquaint himself with what is going o
and give immediate attention to th0s
matters which demand his care. H
intimated that he would continue tn
policy of retrenchmert and econom.
which he inaugurated before he wa.
taken i'll. aud nothing would deter hin
from pursuing the policy he laid oil whel
ha tn ok Inc office of Mayor.