The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-26
THE GRAND BOUNCE
City Without a Street and
Water Board Depart
ment Today.
WANsER's PROBABLE APPolNTEEs
Selections Will Be Made known
Neutrality-suspicious. in Favor
OF P. II. O'Nelll.
WANSER'S PROBABLE APPOINTEES

The is no Street and Water Board. There
is no Board of Works, nor is there any like
lihood of there being one for a few days to
come. The bill abolishing the Street and
Water Board was passed over Governor
Werts' veto by the Republican Senate early
esterday afternoon as exclusively announced
in THE NEWS last night, and some time be-
tween half past three and four o'clock the
bill was filed From the moment it was filed
the Street and Water Board ceased TO exist.
AT half-past six o'clock last night the
Street and Water Commissioners held what
thew supposed would be their final meeting.
They caucused for an hour or more, and
then met and transacted some u~nimportant
business,
Mayor Wanser arrived in the city at
seven o'clock this morning. He was at his
office at eight and appeared very tired and
yesterday and had remained in the Senate
Chamber until four o'clock this morning
when recess until next October was taken.
NO APPOINTMENTS TODAY.
twill you appoint the member of the
Board of Works todayT' | asked.
'sNo appointments will be made today OF
any character replied His Honor.
When the Mayor was informed that the
Street and Water Commissioner had held a
session at six o'clock last evening he smiled
and said:
ssThere actions are illegal. They were not
officials of this city at the time they met. |
will not recognize any action taken by
them"
1t is highly probable that the Board of
Works Commissioner Will be appointed on
Monday or Tuesday at the very latest. The
gentlemen who are named conspicuously as
probable winners, are John Macarthur, the
excluding Inspector, who is a sure winner;
A~ssemblyman George w. Harding of the
Fifth Assembly district is another sure
member.
Ex-City Treasurer Jeremiah B. Cleveland
and Alderman Dusenbery are nose n
nose for a place. George I. Bouton, Clerk
of the old Street and Water Board, James
Hall and Andrew J. Corcora1 are fighting
for a seat in the board.
As far as can be learned the board will be
composed of five Of the men mentioned. If
Mr.. Bouton loses in the race for a seat in
the board, he viii be made the clerk of the
new board.
THE MAYOR VETO.
The new board will have all the powers of
theold Board of Street and Water Commits
si0ners. Mayor Wanser has one proVisionin
the bill which will give him absolute control
of the members. Under the law they will
hOAA Ol44AC ~ LIE R4NNAsAA u IL ~ ia
dissatisfied with the actions of any member,
charges will be preferred against him. The
Mayor possesses the sole right to adjudicate
upon them. This same power is vested in
the Mayor even when the board becomes an
elective body, SO that which ever way af-
fairs turn the Mayor viii nave control.
O'NEILLS SUCCESSOR.
The Mayor will next week appoint a sue
cessor to City Collector O,Neill. City Hall
Commissioner Emil q. DATE and Tax Com
missioner James Love are candidates for the
office. About one-haf of the member of
all the G. A. R. posts in the city will wait
upon Mayor Wanser, and petition him to re-
tain Mr.. ONeill in office.
The Collector, however, is doomed, as too
many republicans want his scalp.
All the Collectors clerks will go with him.
LAW OFFICERS COMMISSIONS.
Mayor Wanser has given Corporation
Counsel Blair and City Attorney Weart
their new commissions in compliance with
the law governing the reorganization Of the
citr's law department.
Neither OF the gentlemen ave as vet
qualified. Under the new law the salary of
the Corporation Counsel is fixed at &c. 900,
City Attorney $1,000, and assistants 81, 500.
Mayor Wanser will not give the law
officers the increase. Mr.. Blair and Mr..
Weart will receive their old salaries of So
600 and $500 respectively. The Mayor
would not appoint an assistant if 1t were not
mandatory. Who the lucky man will be is
not known.
Polio Justice Douglass was in consulta-
ton with the Mayor this morning. 1t was
decided. it is understood, to reappoint
Andy Boyle clerk.
The Aldermen will meet Tuesday evening
next and appoint a successor to City Marshal
Timothy G.. long. whose head was Topped off
by the Legislature. Capt. Jack" Graham
will he his successor.