The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-01
COLLECTOR SMITH IN
MV1es McCa1tin Walks the
Plank Along With P.
H. O'Neill.
OFFICE FORCE REDUCED.
John II. Alderman the New
Deputy-Bondsmen Of the
City Collector.
OFFICE FORCE REDUCED.

Promptly at nine o'clock this morning
Patrick H., O,Neill, who since April %, 1889,
has held the office of City Collector, turned
the KEYS of the office over to his successor,
Simeon II. Smith
Mr.. O,Neill met his friend and successor at
the office door. shook hands with him, con-
graduated him, remarked that he would
find the clerks employed in the office faith
full and efficient. and then said, "Adleu,"-
not good bye-to the men who for so long q
time have worked undo him.
Deputy Collector McCartin made the
formal transfer of all books, papers and
money to Collector Smith.
OUTS AND ms.
The changes in the office are not to be so
great as was at first anticipated. Up to SIX
O'Clock last evening it was understood that
Deputy Collector McCartin was to be re-
tanned. When the Board of Finance met
last night, however, a ~ommunlcatlo was
received from Collector Smith, in which he
announced that he had appointed Mr.. John
H. Alderman OF Second street Deputy Col
lector to succeed Mr.. McCartin.
In a second communications TO the Board,
Collector Smith declared thai he had found
the offices now held by Thomas f. Jordan,
Charles 3. McNally and Deborah Noonan
unnecessary. He recommended the dismls-
saf of the men and suggested that the Offices
be abolished. The appointment of Deputy
Collector Alderman was confirmed ana
his bond fixed at $4,000. The abolition
of fine three Offices was also
concurred in. The clerks who were dis
charged were receiving 800, S75 and $S5.a5
monthly respectively. These reductions had
| to all appearances bssn decided upon prior
to the making up of the tax budget as no
provision had been made in it for retaining
the clerks mentioned.
The clerks retained are Secretary w. ID.
Tuohill. Clerks Stephen Egan, John Wandle,
| John McCutcneon, James Burns and Charles
| Krebs and James Merritt, the colored mes
senger;
cal force be made 2" | asked Collector
Smith this morning. 'None whatever" was
the reply.
..The clerks who have been retained are
| necessary. They are efficient men n i
can see no reason for dismissing them. How
| ever, as / go along. il [ find that the oifire
can be run by fewer clerks, | will not hest
tate to make reductions. l intend running
the Office as economically as possible"
THE NEW DEBUT
John n. Alderman the new Deputy Col
lector, has never before held a public office
| in his life. He is not a talkative man and
SAYS that be dlslikes newspaper notoriety.
| He resides on Second street. He says that
he is twenty-six years old; but
this is probably his idea of a
Joke, for a bald head and
gray hair and q statement made by Collector
Smith indicate that he is sixty. He says
| himself that he has lived in Jersey City
| forty-four years. He is an ex-employe of
the Adams Express Company, having for
twenty-one years held the responsible posi-
ton of division superintendent. His con-
nection with the Express Company ceased at
the time Of the Hoey troubles.
Collector Smith will be at his new office
every day until he has mastered all the de-
tails of it. His bondsmen are Messrs. O.. H
Perry, w. V. Toffey. F. l. Vanderbeek, e.
+. c. Young, Henry Lembeck and Dennis
Mclaughlin in $25, 900 each. The bono was
approved by the Finance Board last night.