The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-17
EDELSTEIN NOT TN IT.
The Finance Commissioners
Will Refuse to ReCog-
nize Him.
APPOINTMENT YETOES LAID OYER.
Mayor Wanser Vetoes the Salary
Resolutions of Brincker-
hoff and Erwin.

Finance COMMISSIONS John Edelstein did
not put in an appearance at last nights
meeting of the Board of Finance. His name
was not even read off by Clerk Finck. The
members of the board now regard Mr.. Edel7
stein as an intruder. They have taken the
position that inasmuch as Mr.. Fraser has
been unseated, the office filled by him is
vacant and will remain SO until such time as
the Mayor appoints his successor. This will
not be cheering news to MIR. Edelstein.
The feature of last nights meeting was of
course to see what tactics the three members
would resort to, to avoid taking action upon
Mayor Wanser's veto of the appointments of
Messrs. Brinkerhoff and Erwin as Corpora
tion Counsel and City Attorney respectively.
They did exactly as has been predicted IN
The JERSEY CITY NEWS.
THE ETO AID OVER.
When the time came for the taking up of
the worrisonle veto President Hitler held a
whispered consultation with his colleagues
and with an assumed air of Indifference and
confidence. remarked, GAN other unfinished
business before the Board will be laid over
until our next meeting"
Just previous to this announcement Com
missioner Simpson had moved that when the
! Board adjourn it should adjourn to meet on
Monday afternoon, Feb. %, at four o'clock.
The meeting to be held on the date men
toned will be a part of the session OF last
| night, and under the rules governing the
board, action may be taken upon the
Mayors veto at that time.
The object in adjourning is the hope that
by that time Commissions Detwlller viii
ave sufficiently recovered his health to
take part in the meeting and cast the vote
which will override Mayor Wanser's veto.
NJ, ~ 1Nanca,. 70 oo116dont Of WJnninO hnt
not half so much as Hitler, Bedell, Simpson
& Co.
The law officers to whose appointments
Mayor Wanser objects were present at last
nights session.
The gentlemen consulted with the three
members of the board yesterday afternoon
from four until six o'clock, in the Board OF
Finance office.
THE SALARIES VETO.
By adjourning the meeting the board
wriggled out of the veto appointment muddie,
but no escape was to be had from a veto
which the Mayor had forwarded to Clerk
Finck. 1t applies to the salaries Of the newly
appointed law officers. The board ordered
the genulemen's salaries paid, and in vetoing
the resolutions Mayor Wanser said
herewith return without my approval, the
resolution passed by your board Oh Feoruary 2.
1894, ordering the payment OF salaries for Jaua-
AIRY. 1894, to William Brlnkerhoff. Corporation
Counsel. S416.56 and to James s. Erwin, City
Attorney, 5 .9i. 81 These gentlemen have nos
been duly appointed to these offices. For my
views on the siinjec- refer YOU 10
my veto of January IL, 1894 II your
board has the powe- of appointment. which I
deny. you have not passed the resolution over
my veto, meanwhile it il ineffective. IL as l
have maintained. ths arsh section OF the act OF
1873 is uuc3nstltuti1ual. than the law officers
can oaly be app3iute by me. as Mayor. Upon
either co istruetisn your aoo iiatses nave mo
right TO the salaries for January. Moreover,
the law business Of tho city during the past
| month has not boen attended to by Nsssis.
Briukerhof aud Erwin, and they are not Gu
titled to be pail.
Very respectfully.
F. F. WASsER, Mayor.
The veto was laid over until the next regu-
| lar meeting of the board.