The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-24
BOARDS ORGANIZE.
Finance Commissioners Will
Carry Out Mayor Wan
sers Reforms.
COL. LBERNETHY HEAD OF THE POLICE
His Tribute to John ?. Feeney--
Brennan Elected President Of
NJ the Fire Board.

4trol of the three most important poaTds
the city, namely, Finance, Police and
ire, and the probabilities are that the
Street and Water Board win be Republican
in a few weeks. There is consolation in the
fact that Mayor Wauser is at the head OF
the city government, and that reform, pure
and simple, and not partisanship, VIII be
characteristic of all the boards. The Mayor
will be able to carry out the reforms he was
elected to inaugurate, for his appointments
to the several boards are gentlemen of stand
ing in the community, whose endeayor will be
to assist the Mayor and not to enter into
ssdrug'' deals such as ~disgraced the Finance
Board within the past three months. IL was
hard to find a citizen last night who criticized
the Mayors appointments. Tn the other
hand every one commended them, and We're
loud in their praise of the Mayors good
Judgment. The appointment Of Mr.. John
M. Jones, as Finance Commissioner, has
especially given much pleasure TO citizens
who recognize in the appointee a man OF
sterling honesty and one whose endeavor
will be for the best interests of the
city. His record in the Board of
Education j~ustifies, citizens claim, all the
praise given him.. Messrs. Bailey and Har-
denbergh are also recognized as men of abil-
itv. and. with Mr.. Detwiller. there will be
four members who will ~zealously and well
guard the city's finances. Much sympathy
is felt for Mr.. Simpson, but 1t is thought ne
will now nave time to purge himself of all
s'drug deals.n
Colonel Abernethy is now President of the
Police Board. Ex-President Feeney surren-
ders the position with the consciousness of
duty well performed. In the Fire Depart
ment MI. Brennan Is now President.
FINANCE BOARD.
D.o..o RFn-o. Woncorio naw ornOinfaae
could enter upon the duties of their respec-
tive offices it was necessary for the new
Board of Finance to meet and approve of
the bonds of the new officials. For this
reason the Board of Finance met yesterday
afternoon at five o'clock. The very appear
anee of the meeting room seemed changed.
There was none of the corner hobnobbing
that characterized the meetings of the old
board. The fairy form Of Alva 6. Bedell
was conspicuous by its absence. Commits
sioner Simpson tried to look pleased, but he
s'ain't in it." and when President Jones
names the new committees he Will have that
fact made painfully plain to Inn. Mr..
Simpsons attack upon Mayor Wanser, in
the recent drug DEAL" has not been for
gotten by the supporters of the Mayor. 1t
was expected that President Jones would
name the new committees at yesterday s ses-
sion, but that task he has laid over until the
9th inst. In future anyone having bust
ACoo ~ tAO 0CfA hA@y @ON
being courteously received.
The board approved Of the official bond of
Police Commissioner West in $4,000, also
the bonds of Constables John Mitchell, Henry
Maedes, Edward OGrady and DanielsHar-
per in LOCO each. The bonds were ordered
fled in the bond book.
A batch of claims, in which were a num-
Der of payrolls from the Street Il Water
Commissioners ~chargeable to the water
account, now exhausted, were referred to
the Committee on Concurrent Resolutions.
This was all the business the board transact
ed. Adjournment was taken until the
9th inst. At the conclusion Of the meeting
the new officials remained in consultation for
an half hour.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
As soon as the Finance Board had APP
proved Of the official bond of Police Com
missioner West, official notice Of the action
was forwarded to the Police Commissioners,
who were in consultation at Police Head
quarters. It was then half past five o'clock,
and President Feeney Immediately raped
for order. Commissioner Van Keuren was
not present. On motion of COMMISSIONS
Abernethy, the old board adjourned sine
die.
tion from Mayor Wanser of the appointment
of Mr.. West and the approval of his bond.
Commissioner Feeney was elected temper
airy Chairman. The election of a President
was gone INTO anu on nioeipno l COMMISSIONS
west, commissioner was ap-
pointed 70 III tnaG pace. Mr. reehey 70
urea smllhgly. D
UnanK you. genlIeihens saia IresiueAo
ADernetay, Tor conIefflng unls honor upon
me- L LOOK forward 20 ~conductin9 tne ONCE
OF freslden6 OF TINS poardl, Ill Is possi-
pie SO TO 90, Win the same sPlendld eMciency
Inat mas characterized Ell. feeneys career
VIII Try 20 laoor as nara as ne mas 70 Keep
Inc dlsciphne Oh 1he department. up 70 tne
present standard. l VIII say tnab our oe,
partment IS IN a splenold cqnol5on ana l
nope IL may conulaue 81. l mAi MolHstoL
the best interests OF the people who have
me Ii tnls positlon OF urus1.
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was from tne fennsyivanla hallroao 70
nave hlcnaro SomeroocK appointea epecial
oincer az one depog; II was reaerIeo 70 tne
ConnllItee OF t9e noe.
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EVENING al elgn1 oelocK. me noulLng %
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