The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
giving OUT THE PLUMS.
The Finance Board Gets
Down to Business and
Makes It's Appoint
ments.

Finance Commissioners Hitler, Allen
and Bedell are making the most OF their
time. Mr.. Aliens term expires on May l,
but before that time arrives every speck
of business of the old board will have
been passed upon ana put out of the way.
To do this was no easy task, as it necessi-
tated the careful investigation of year
old payrolls, which have been pigeon
holed or hung up, and claims, which, in
some cases, date back almost to the adop-
tion of the new charter. 1t is the; iuten-
tion, however. of the mem bers of the old
board to dispose of every scrap of busi-
ness left unfinished by the old board, and
give the new Commissioners the pleasure
of entering upon their duties with a
clean sheet to begin with.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
To accomplish this result the board
held a lengthy session yesterday after
noon and disposed of all, save a few. of
the hung-up payrolls and claims. Thou
sands of dollars. in warrants were or
dered drawn. The board met at twenty
minutes past four O'Clock. Clerk Martin
Finck called the roll and recorded
Messrs. Fraser and Detwiller as being
absent.
A communication from County Collec-
tor Hugh Dugan informed the board that
S57, ,T40. IS of the county taxes of 1891 still
remained unpaid. He insisted that this
sum must be Forthcoming by May or
he would bring suit. subsequently the
necessary sum was borrowed on tempo
rary loan bonds and warrant for the
amount ordered drawn In favor Of the
Collector The Collector also made de-
mand for $685. 164 SO. County and State
school taxes OF 1892 which is overdue.
He wanted this sum by May l, but the
<.s.r TO h l1a
sum OF $4,000 was ordered paid TO him
on account.
The first batch of claims to come up
were in the form Of of judgments secured
through the Courts, whom Mayor Wan
ser refused to pay because they had not
been properly appointed by resolution.
To pay these Judgments The money had
to be borrowed on temporary loan bonds.
Then came the resurrection of pay rolls.
Those passed were for laying and repair
Ing water pipe In April 1892, for S3.613.25:
August, 50, $50. so; September 1892. 1871;
October, s., ,209. rs; December, $3,172.50,
and January 1898. S2,642.75.
Then were passed batch OF old claims,
the titles OF which required half hour to
read.
GIVING OUT THE PLUMs.
The next matter which engaged the at
rention of the board was the list of en-
pioyees. Martin Finck's salary as clerk
TO the board. was fixed at $l,S00 per year;
Philip A. McGovern was appointed his
assistant, Mr.. Hitler opposing him.
Frank Van Saun of the Comptroller's
Office. was reappointed at salary
of $1,000; William Tuttle. Secre-
tary TO che City Collector, $500;
James Burns, Steve Egan. Charleskrebs.
J. Wandell. clerks to the Collector, a
Sarah Kline, scrub women, $3.50; Charles
Golden, janitor. at $3.50; j. McCutcheon
and Thomas Jordan. clerks to the Col
lector, at $1,000; Deborah NooDan, clerk
to the Collector, $1,000; Jack" O'Neill.
transferred to his fathers office. at the
latter's request, at s720; !: K. Halstead,
.Nickn Fury, clerks to City Clerk. at
81. 500; Jarvis Wanser, James Clark and
Thoman Cummings, clerks to City Cierk,
at 81, 200, and three scrub women, at $3.50.
THE UNHAPPY ONES.
Henry Poyton, doing duty in Building
Inspectors office, was dismissed, as was
also Assistant Clerk McKeop of the old
Board OF Finance. Harry Hewitt was
also dropped from the payroll. but he is
now In the list of Aldermanic employees.
The same course was pursued with Or.
OevIin, who has been arraiRned to do
duty In the Office of the Adjustment Com
mIssioners. Devereaux Noonan's salary
al clerk to the City Collector was reduced
$500 year. He now receives $l,0UO. N.
P, Wedin was appointed CLERK IN the
First District Court at salary OF $40 per
month.
A resolution dlsmissing William P.
Simon, general utility man in the Second
District Court was laid over. The SER
vices Of ..Tim" Long as Messenger to the
board at salary of S25 per month were
dispensed with.
the payrolls OF the City Hall en-
ployees az Mayor Wanser's cut rates Tor
December, January, February, March
and April were also passed.
The official bonds of Constables Freder-
ick Budden, George Schoff, John II.
Mitchell and John III. Masker were re-
ferred to the Corporation Counsel.
The appointment of Arthur MOTIFS as
laborer on meters at $40 per month, was
coneurred in, as was also Michael Red
dy's appointment as rammer at $3.50 a
day.