The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-08
Still ON THE BOUNCE.
Street and Water Commission
ers Are Preparing Another
Big List.

Clerk Bouton of the new Street and Water
Board was on hand at Mayor Wanser's
office in the City Hall this morning bright
and early with the resolutions which ousted
from their positions the fifty-four Demo
cratic employees of tine department. The
Mayor lost no time in signing the resolu-
lions and this afternoon the employees who
were bounced will be officially notified.
AS early as Clerk Bouton was out on his
business the new Commissioners were earlier.
They had a consultation at the Mayors office
before lii o'clock and the office payroll
of the Water Department was carefully
gone over. 1t was decided that, inf.smuch
as the old Commissioner were in such bad
odor in the community, that it would be adj
visable to get rid of everyone who had any
connection with them. At Mondays meet
ing the remaining clerks will be dismissed
and their successors appointed without any
delay.
The sidewalk inspectorship now held by
Phil Mu1doon is a bone of contention. The
Commissioners are divided on what course
to pursue. Phil is slated to go, even though
it be necessary to abolish the office.
The engineering bureau is to be entirely
r~eorganized, and if the plan to remove w.
w. Ruggles, Chief Engineer. IS carried out,
all of his clerks, assistants and helpers will
be unceremoniously kicked out. TIL cleri-
cal force of the Assessment Commissioners
office is also to undergo a change, and some
of the old timers will be retired. The Lamp
Department will have an entirely new force
of men. The new men may be appointed
at next Mondays session.
Laborers on meters, laborers on the parks,
laborers employed laying and repairing
water pipe, repaving over street openings,
reassessors, men employed cleaning sewers
and receiving basins, will all be bounced at
Mondays session. The Belleville r~eorganlza-
ton is still under consideration. Engineers,
firemen, laborers, coal passers and oilers have
got to go.
The High Service force is to be similarly
reduced. Not an old man is to be re-
tanned. New and better men are to
be found. At ten o'clock this
morning Engineer Kearney of Belleville APP
peared at Mayor Wanser's office. He was
there in the interests of all the employees at
Bellevllle and, incidentally, himself. He
has been there for years he says and denies
the allegations made that he does not en-
force proper and just discipline. He says If
he Is given the men to look after he will do
so to the entire satisfaction of everyone. He
was anxious to disabuse the Mayors mind
of the report that the men employed
there did not do their work well. He does
mot want to be retired, but says if he must
be removed he does not want to go out of
office with the name of not having perform
ed his duties, not having enforced discipline
and being incapable of performing the duties
of Chief Engineer at the station.
Engineer Guilfoyle, who looks after the
reservoirs was also at the office to make a
complaint to Mayor Wanser. He feels hurt
that he and his companions have been as
sailed for n~on-attendance to his duties. He
declared to the Mayor that the charge that
the employees did more fishing than work,
was untrue. He insisted that the fishing was
done by visitors.
Mayor Wanser listened patiently to the
men, but he gave them 40 consolation They
all nave to go, and wire pulling won't save
them.