The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-28
SIMPSON NOT IN IT.
The Celery Statesman the
Lone Spectacle of the
Finance Board.
PRESIDENT JONES COMMITTEE
Bonds Of Several officials Approved
-Nolan's and other Old
Claims to Be Paid.

The new Board of Finance met last night
for the first time for the transaction of gem
eral business. The statement in The NEWS
last Monday that Commissioner Simpson is
! mot in itn was very celearly brought out
when President Jones announced the stand
ing committees for the ensuing year. Mr..
Simpson was made Chairman of only one
committee and that an nnimportant one. It
is the Committee on Printing, Stationery
Bailey are on the committee also to keep
Mr.. Simpson from going astray.
The Committee on Finance, the most inn
portant committee of the board, is made up
of Messrs. Bailey, Detwiller and Harden
bergh.
Committee on Concurrent Resolutions
Detwiller, Simpson and Bailey.
Salaries and Claims-Hardenbe Det-
willer and Simpson.
OFFICIAL BONDS APPROVED
City Treasurer Samuel D. Dickinson filed
his official bond in the sum of 100000, with
Joseph Warren. John D. Carscallen, Dennis
Mclaughlin, Oliver H. Perry and Patrick
Nugent as sureties.
The first intimation that has been given
that City Treasurer Dickinson had formally
appointed his deputy was when the official
bond of William Ely, in $4,000 as Deputy
City Treasurer, was fled for approval Mr..
Ely was the Assistant Postmaster under Mr..
Dickinson. He will occupy the Office which
has been vacant since the death of Mr..
George McA Anerney. Mr.. Ely's bondsmen
are:-Rebena Ely, John II. Hige and John
Comptroller George R. Hough's bond in
$4,000 was presented and approved His
bondsmen are P. j. Condor, Hugh Dugan,
Charles Toner and William n. Ewald.
Deputy Comptroller Charles Westervelt
filed bond in S50,000, which was approved.
His bondsmen are Abraham Post, Andrew
Mcknight, J. H. Fenner, Patrick O'Neill
and Gilbert Collins
The bonds of all the officials were ordered
filed in the bond book
The bonds of Constables Frank Meyer and
Michael A. Egan, each in $1,000, were ap-
proved as to sufhciency.
WIPING OUT A BLACK SPOT
The new members demonstrated their
fealty to Mayor Wanser by adopting pre-
amble and resolution, offered by President
Jones, resembling the resolutions which were
passed by the old board ordering the salaries
of Messrs. Brinkerhoff and Erwin paid for
tine time they assumed to hold the offices of
Corporation Counsel and City Attorney.
When the resolution was read Mr. Simpson
became ratified.
sslt is not right said he, ssto rush this
resolution through tonight lido not believe
that in face of the fact that these gentlemen
have instituted proceedings against thecity
for their pay that we should take any such
aotions
Mr. Simpsons appeal for his son-in-law
was of no avail The resolution was
adopted
Ali of the resolutions ordering the pay
ments made were promptly vetoed by Mayor
Wanser.
The new Board of Finance takes the stand
that the Mayors vetoes of the resolutions
were overridden because Mr.. Fraser, who
was brought into the Board to override
them was not entitled to seat in the board,
and consequently not entitled to vote.
Subsequently warrants were ordered
drawn paying Mr.. William D. Edwards his
salary as Corporation Counsel for January,
February and March and from April to 10,
when his successor was appointed A similar
resolution was adopted in City Attorney
Weart's case. Mr. Simpson voted in the
negative on all the resolutions.
TIED-UP FUNDS RELEASED.
The board adopted resolution releasing
the $4,000 tied up by Mayor Wanser in
1929 The money came from the liquor
Commissioners were wasting it at such an
alarming rate that the Mayor tied it up.
The Mayor now wishes all claims chargeable
to that fund paid The resolution directed
the City Comptroller and Treasurer to
honor all warrants ordered drawn on the
account in future. This action is
the result of the decision in
the suit brought against the city by John
Nolan, contractor, for work done and
materials furnished The Court gave de:
cision in favor of Nolan. His claim amount
ed to $8,092 IA. The board passed the pay
rolls of the Street and Water Board for
February and March, which are chargeable to
the water account The old Board of Finance
refused to pass the payrolls because the
water account is exhausted. The payrolls
were passed in anticipation Of the collection
of water rents, beginning May l. The board
adjourned to meet next Monday afternoon
at two o'clock, at which time 100000 of 8
per cent. gold bonds will be sold to the
highest bidder.