The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-06
GOT EN- ON THE LIST
The Gentlemen Of Leasnre
Whom the S. & w. Board
Will Gui11otine To-
morrow.
RuGGLEs SAID TO BE SLATED.
His Probable Successor = The
Others Who Will Walk
the Plank.
RuGGLEs SAID TO BE SLATED

Yesterdays visit Of the new Street and
Water Commissioner to Belleville n High
Service was an unfortunate one fol the en-
ployes who were caught mapping. Heads
will drop by the basketful OF tomorrow's
session. The new Commissioners were COM
pletely surprised to find the number or men
atsthese two points alone who have. really
nothing to do, but who draw salaries, and
substantial ones at that. Engineers, fire
men, coal passers and laborers were falling
over one another. Only such men as are
absolutely necessary will be retained. The
old men have to go. The slate has been pre-
pared and the Commissioners propose max
ing short work Of sinecurists. 1t is expected
that the Belleyille aud High Service payrolls
will be reduced to such an extent hat SEQ
600 a year or more will be saved in salaries.
Today the Commissioners are looking into
the matter of the clerical force. One man
who may as well resign as to wait to be
kicked out is tNatv Fowler. Arthur
O'Brien, now assisting Water Registrar
Healy, is to go. George Donaldson's time is
short. Teddy" Carroll, the Assenblyman,
is also to go. Charlie Van Keuren's head is
by no means safe. Lew Allen and Lew
Stinson may be retained. John Bonnell, ex-
QlufOI A1cfclikA y ltlL bdti0 "a Will JIG
unceremoniously bounced. The entire cleri-
cal force Of the department must go. and it
is highly probable hat the only familiar
faces that will be seen at the Office in a week
are those of George Bouton, William Tolson
and Janitress Fallon.
CHANGE OF AsE WON'T 60.
All the democrats were democrats, no
matter what they are now, and they will
have to walk the plank.
Chief Engineer w. w. Ruggles, who i'm
AGNES that he is one of the fixtures Of the
department, because he has held on under SO
many changes of administration. imagines
that he is safe this time. AS a friendly tip,
| would advise him to get up and hustle.
TT entire engineering bureau is to be reorA
ganized, and he is booked for dismissal. L.
D. Fowler of the Adjustment Commission
has been requested to take the Office.
Street Superintendent phil Tumilty's
war record IS not going to save his scalp
Ex-Police Commissioner Van Keuren Is to
be his successor.
AND PHIL on LIST,
Sidewalk Inspector MuIdoon is to walk
the plank. The G.. A. 4. is being roughly
handled at pre1ent. Water Assessor Heller
will be dismissed. That perpetual candidate
for Office, Aleck Dusenbery, wants the
office.
Ex-Fire Commissioner Dan Shea wants
something. He thinks he would make a good
sidewalk inspector. He shares the idea clone.
s.Con'' Healy, the Water Registrar, may re-
main, but his Office is a fat one and candi-
dates are numerous.
There is to be a general house cleaning and
no respect is to be paid to men who have
grown old in the service. 1t is reported
that even Permit Clerk Woodcock is to go.
There will bs q lot of well dressed, well
fed men looking for work in a few days.
Mayor Wanser is being consulted about all
dismissals.
CONFERRED WITH MAYOR wASSER.
The Street and Water Commissioners went
into consultation with Mayor Wanser at
eleven O'Clock today and remained behind
closed doors until one o'clock. The object of
the conference was to decide upon the men
whose services to the city may be disposed
of without Gripping the service in any way.