The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-23
NEW CITY OFFICIALS
Appointments to the General
Offices Made Today By
Mayor Wanser.
A STRONG FINANCE BOARD
Messrs. Jones. Hardenbergh and
Bailey the New Members
Simpson Lone Minority.

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Mayor Wanser this morning announced
the names of fthe gentlemen whom he has ap-
pointed to fill the vacancies occasioned by
the expiration of the terms. The names
forshadowed in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS a
few days ago were correct
The appointees are gentlemen well known
and highly respected.
The appointees of the Board of Finance are
specially good, and it is safe to say the era
of drug deals is past. If the bill at present
before the Senate which legislates the Street
and Water Commissioners out of office, is
passed, MayorWanser will have five more
appointments at his disposal, to be made on
or before May7.
THE APPoMTEEs.
The appointees are:-
Georeg R. Hough, dem, City Comptroller,
for term ending April %. 1895. reappointed
Samuel D. Dickinson, rep, City Treasurer,
for the term ending April %, 1895.
John M. Jones, rep, Finance Commission
er, for term of two years.
John Warren Hardenbergh, DEM, Finance
Commissioner, for term of two years.
James S. Bailey, DEM, Finance Commits
sioner, for term of one year.
Thomas u. Mills, rep, Fire Commissioner,
for term of three years.
Peter w. NJ. West, rep, Police Commits
sioner, for term of three years.
Frank J. Matthews, rep, Sinking Fund
Commissioner, for a term of three years.
Alexander Mclean, rep, Tax Commits
sioner, for term of three years.
Michael Murray, rep. Free Library Trus-
tee, for a term of five years.
DR.. Ulamor Allen, rep, Director Of the
Board of Education from the Fourth dis
trict, for term of two years from May l.
Reappointed
of Education, for two years, from First dis
trlct. Reappointed.
Thomas j. Degnan, dem, Director of the
Board of Eduacation, for two years, from
the Fifth district. Reappointed.
Robert A. Simpson, rep, Director-at-
Large of the Board of Education. for one
year.
Edward Hoos from the Third district,
dem, Director of the Board of Education,
for a one year term,
Comptroller Hough succeeds himself He
has been connected with the Office of Com
troller since 1885,
Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson, who sue
ceeds City Treasurer Jeremiah B. Cleveland,
is a Republican leader. He has been an
Assemblyman and Speaker of the House.
He recently retired from the office of POST
master to make room for Mr.. Jordan. Mr..
be the Deputy City Treasurer, an Office
which has not been filed since the death of
Mr.. George McAnerney.
NEW FINAN CE COMMISSIONERS.
Mr.. John NJ Jones is now politician. He
is a retired merchant, being at one time in
the firm of Gantz Jones & Co. He resides
at No rs Sip avenue. His actions in the
Board of Education won him the promotion
to the Board of Finance.
Mr. j. Warren Hardenbergh is about
thirty-six years old and resides at No. 232
Pacific avenue He is the son of the late
Augustus A. Hardenbergh. Mr. Harden
bergh took the oath of Office early this morn
ing.
Mr. James s. Baily is general manager Of
the Jersey City Packing Company on Ninth
street. When the company located in this
city it had a capital of $1,000. Under the
management of Mr.. Bailey it has acquired
a capital of 100000 He is a shrewd finan-
cier.
The company employs about three hun
dred hands and owns considerable property
in various parts of the city. The new Board
of Finance will consist of Messrs Simpson.
Detwiller, Jones, Hardenbergh and Bailey,
Mr.. Simpson will be the minority. The
Second National Bank will not be the city's
principle depository in future.
Mr.. Peter W. NJ. West, who succeeds
Benjamin Van Keuren, resides at No. PSI
Whiton street. He is connected with bank
ing house at No 100 Broadway, New York.
He is an old time Republican worker, num-
Der of years ago having organized the old
Fifth Ward National Association in which
John D. Carscallen was worker.
Mr.. Frank J. Matthews, who succeeds Mr.
Jacob Ringle in the Sinking Fund Commits
sion, is real estate dealer at Pavonia ave-
nue. and Erie street.
Mr.. Alexander Mclean, who succeeds
John Prigge in the Tax Board, is the Tren-
ton correspondent of the Evening Journal.
He is resident of the Heights.
Mr. Michael Murray, who succeeds Ro-
bert Mcmillan as Free Library Trustee,
was one of the organizers of the Library
He was appointed Library Trustee in 1859
by Mayor Cleveland, but did not secure
reappointment. His appointment is for five
years. He took the oath of office at ten
o'clock this morning. He resides at No. 341
York street.
DR.. Ulamor Allen is resident Of the
Heights. He was reappointed to the Board
of Education, as were also Counsellor Elijah
S. Cowles and Mr.. Thomas Degnan.
Mr.. Robert Simpson, the member-at-
large of the Board of Education, resides at
No. 20 Belmont avenue He is connected
with the G. A. Woolsey Paint Company in
Hudson street
MADE REPUBLICAN.
The Tax Board is now Republican Com
missioner James Clarke is the Democratic
representative. The Fire Board also goes
over to the Republicans. Commissioner
Kern is the Democrat in the board The
Police Board is more Republican than ever
Mr. West is an out and out republican, and
with Mr.. Abernethy at his back, democrats
will have to walk a chalk line or get out.
These are the only boards affected by the
Mayors appointments. The Street and
Water Board is the only Democratic body
remaining. The heads of the present COM
missioners will go of as soon as the Legisla-
ture passes the bill now pending to abolish it.
The new appointees win qualify today and
the various boards will organize as soon as
practicable.
MARRIED AT THE CATHEDRAL.