The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-28
BUSY SIGNING BONDS
So Mayor Wanser Will An
nounce No Appoint
ments Today.
TROUBLE TO SECURE GOOD MEN
But He Believes His Selections
Will Be Satisfactory-Graham
TO Be Slaughtered.

Mayor Wanser made 10 appointments to
day. The usual crowd of office seekers were
on hand to greet and worry him when he ar
rived at his Office at eleven o'clock.
The $500, 200 of bonds sold to Vermilye &
Co., of New York, at Slo5.27, nave to be de-
liyered by June l. The bonds are for $1,000
each. This necessitated His Homer attach
ing his signature to 600 bonds. 1t was a days
work in itself, and he did not propose being
disturbed. The appointments would pro-
baby have been made today had not several
minor arrangements misoarried. In eX-
planning his course the Mayor said
ST. am having some difficulty in getting
the men ] want. Had the original law
giving me the power to appoint men for
three years gone through I would have been
all right. Under the existing law the men
| will appoint will hold office less than a
year. There are numerous candidates for
the offices in the Board Of Works, but | am
anxious to get men of ability, such as COM
prise the Board of Finance. / had men of
such character slated for the three-year
terms in the Board of Works, put / cam
not get them to serve and then next
spring go before the public for election.
Such gentlemen as Finance Commissioner
Jones, Bailey. ~Hardenburgh or Detwiller
will not run for a public Office. Cfrcum-
stances are such that / will nave to find gen.
tlemen who will act for a year and then go
before the public for election. Taxpayers
viii, / believe, be satisfied with the men |
appoint. They will be honest, practical
men.
NEW CANDIDATES.
Captain William Hooker is a new candi-
date for a Board Of Works Commissioner
ship. He has, it is said. the support of
Colonel Dickinson. 1t will probably be re-
memoered that when tho question of build
ing a new reservoir and pipe line was ag1-
tated, Mayor Wanser took Mr.. Hooker with
him to assist him ID the investigation
Mr.. Hooker is a practical man and may
win. Max Staples of the Erie Railroad is
also In the race. He has the support of
many democrats and republicans. The
Mayor has his appointment under considers
ton. 1t is q surprising fact that there are
of City Collector. No one has
as yet made IN application for it. Tax
Commissioner Love has been mentioned, but
MI. Love prefers to retain the position he
now holds. City Hall Commissioner DATE is
said to be anxious for the place, blu the
Mayor considers him indispensable as a City
trouble in the City Collectorship
fight is that bonds to the amount Of $780,
900 are required. Not many men want to
be- under such heavy bonds for a 5000 a
year position. Several gentlemen have
found to their sorrow that it is not easy to
get $500 0 bonds.
In face of all these difficulties a man who
viii take the place will be found, and then
will follow a clearing out Of democrats such
as has not been witnessed in years.
The Finance Commissioner were to have
met this morning. The object was to APP
prove the bonds of any appointees the Mayor
might name The meeting was adjourned
subject to the call of the Chair.
WILL Ut HJACK" GRAHAM.
The Aldermen, it is said, are divided on
the appointment of Captain JACK Graham
as City Marshal, to succeed Timothy G..
Long. Three of the Republican Aldermen
are said to ave clt away from Captain
sJack." If this be trge, the iightis all over.
It is rumored that the appointment is to go
to a Hill man.
At the Office OF thelold Street and Water
Commissioners this morning everything was
unusually quiet The clerks there are, all
on the anxious seat. They know they awe
to go, and some are looking for employment
already.
All the old members were at the Office
some time during the morning. Ex-Presi-
dent Madden and ex-Commissicner Cook
were visitors at the Mayors Office.
Corporation Counsel Blair and City At
torney Weart were formally appointed this
morning. The fact that their commissions
had been given them was exclusively an
nounced in The NEWS on Saturday.