The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-12
WANSER'S YETOES.
Disapproval of the Appoint-
ments of Brinkerhoff
and Erwin.
FINANCE BOARD RATIFIED.
Members Assure Clerk Finck They
Weren't After His Scalp
Simpsons May"

The war on Mayor Wanser by the Finance
Commissioners took an unexpected turn to-
day. Mayor Wanser is now on the aggres-
sive and the Finance Commissioners the de-
fensive. Mayor Wanser this morning pre-
pared the vetoes of the appointments of ex-
Senator Brinkerhof as Corporation Counsel,
and James Erwin as City Attorney. The
vetoes have been forwarded to the Board of
Finance. What the messages actually say
will not be made public for some time to
come and probably not at all. The Mayor is
pursuing the same tactics in relation to this
matter that he did in his recommendation
to Governor Werts for the removal OF the
Street and Water Commissioners Courtesy,
the Mayor says is necessary in the trans
action of all public affairs.
ASKED wEART TO ACT.
That the Mayor will not and has not recog-
nized Messrs. Brinkerhof and Erwin as the
legal law officers of the city is proven by the
disclosure made this morning that only q few
days ago he communicated with Spencer
Weart and asked him to continue to act in
the capacity of City Attorney. Mr. Weart
considered the request of the Mayor for
some time and finally very reluctantly
replied saying that he was sick and
tired of the way things IN general were go
the Office of City Attorney any longer. He
was disgusted with the way the Finance
Commissioners had snubbed him.
This reply only intensified the Mayors
anger, and he hastened to reply to Mr..
Weart and urged him to continue TO per-
form the duties of the Office
1t IS said, on good authority, that the
Mayor in his overtures with Mr.. Weart on
this subject, declared that he would settle
accounts with the Finance Commissioners at
as early date as possible.
CONSULTING WITH PETERSON.
This morning ex-Finance Commissioner
Peterson was again at the City Hall and for
more than an hour was in consultation with
His Honor in his private office.
Mr.. PeterSonS visits are construed into
meaning that if decision is handed down
against MeSSrs. Fraser and Detwiller, Mayor
Wanser will still have the control of the
Board of Finance through Mr.. Peterson.
lsIMPsoN MAY.
Commissioner Simpson was an early caller
at the City Hall this morning.
'tWill you sustain Mayor Wanser in his
veto of the appointments of Messrs. Brinker-
hoff and Erwin?" l asked.
''That is a difficult question for me to an
swer at the present time. The Mayor may
have some excellent reasons for vetoing these
appointments. If he has, l will most as
suredly give them due consideration. owe
it to the people who put me here. am
with the Mayor every time"
"How did you come to consent to vote for
tinued.
.sYou must remember" he replied, "that
1t takes four votes to appoint Corporation
Counsel There are but three Republican
votes in the Board of Finance"
Chow does it happen that three Republ-
cans gave way to two DemocratsW
81 can't answer that question just now"
Mr.. Simpson refused to discuss the Cor
poration Counsel muddle further, but it is
generally believed that he will not sustain
Mayor Wanser in his vetoes.
'sYou must remember" said Mr.. Simpson
as a parting salute, ''that Mayor Wanser has
on more than one occasion told the Board Of
Finance that these two disputed appoint
ments were the property of the board. He
has told us to go ahead when we felt so in
clined He once intimated that if successors
| to Mr.. Edwards and Mr. Weart were to be
appointed, that he would like to have ex-
Judge Blair made Corporation Counsel"
WON'T NOW DISTURB FINCK.
The expose of the scheme to GUST Martin
Finck clerk of the Board of Finance, by the
Finance Commissioners because OF his action
| in the Hillier-Fielder deal nipped it in
| the bud, and Mr.. Finck will not be disturb
ed Commissioner Bedell's consultation
with Mayor Wanser yesterday probably
| settled the matter.
81 offered the resolution appointing Mr..
Finck.n explained Mr. Beden last night.
''He is an efficient clerk, and l would take
no part in his removal. For my part,
knew nothing of the alleged plan to remove
him. If it was to be done 1t must have been
arranged by Others
Mr.. Simpson extended his big hand OF
good fellowship to Mr.. Finck, and assured
| him he was ignorant of the scheme rumored
that the board contemplated his removal.
He also made many fattering statements
relative to Mr.. Finck's ability as clerk.
| SERENE AND COOL,
| The expose caused CONSERVATION amongst
politicians who could not bring themselves
| to believe that the Finance Commissioners
| would resort to such trick. Mr.. Finck
declined to discuss the matter. He
ber He does not worry to any
great extent about being removed. Mr..
Finck explained that he did not forward the
resolutions which have caused an official
rumpus to Mayor Wanser because he did
not believe it was necessary. When the
Mayor showed him the law which gives him
power to veto all resolutions, he fastened to
| Forward them.
eff the Finance Commissioners removed
Martin Finck, said politician this MORN
ing, "they would be signing their death war
rants. Their proceedings have occasioned
enough adverse. criticism already and
| to crown what they have done
by removing Mr. Finck, would wind them
up with a short turn"
| Shortly before noon every member OF the
Board of Finance had put in an appearance
at the City Hall, and in turn assured Mr..
| Finck that there was mistake somewhere,
| that his removal was never spoken of. The
/ explanation is taken for what it is worth.
BRINKERHOFF "PUT OUT"
Ex-senator Brinkerhoff called at the office
! of the Board of Finance this morning and
| filed with Clerk Finck number of opinions
| on matters referred to him. The Senator is
very much ''put out" about the report that
some people want him put OUT of the snug
out'' once before, when the new charter be-
came operative and the contemplation OF
being unceremoniously ''put out'' again is
disturbing his serenity.