The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-17

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your proper functions from which refrain
1t appears strange to me that you are will
ing to weaken the financial strength OF the
city by raising question as to the legality
of your own organization, which you have
certainly done in this case.
Yours respectfully,
PETER F. WANsER, Mayor"
During the reading of the veto Commits
sioner Bedell whistled snatches Of a Chinese
airthat sounded not unlike buzz saw tear
ing through four inch plank. Mr.. Simpson
did the usual amount of wriggling and there
was the accustomed activity in the drug
corner. Mr.. BrinkerhoR tried to look wise,
while Mr.. Detwiller looked too happy for
utterance. The document was laid over
until the next regular meeting OF the board.
FRAsER'S SALARY.
A second veto from His Honor was an
nounced by Clerk Fnck.
stRead it, ordered Mr.. Hitler, who, in his
nervous state, forgot the usual remark,
"The clerk will please read the veto.n This
is what Mr.. Finck read:-
herewith return without my approval the
resolution passed by your board ordering paid
to John d. Fraser the sum of S107 so for salary
as member of your board for the months OF
November, December. 1893. and part OF the
month Of January 1891 Mr. y Fraser ssr was vas e ap
it existed previous to the legislation of 1898.
A formal notice Of appointment, without any
request for confirmation, was sent TO- your
board. Under such appointment he fled his
oath and was admittedtto membership to the
Board OF Finance by you in April, 1898, and per-
formed the duties connected with the position
during the time mentioned In the above resolu-
tion, but as the Supreme Court has de-
cided that he was not entitled to hold the
Office under his appointment. because
of the laws of 1898, chapter III, page 224, am
obliged under the law, as laid down In this
State by the Court of Errors and Appeals, in
the case of Stuhr VS.. Curran, IS vroom, 1si, 10
veto your action.
This court approved of the following doctrine
laid down in the Court of Appeals Of New York
in the case of Dolan vs. Mayor, etc., SO NY. p.
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s.That the de lure officer. when he RECEIVERS
possession Of the Office by quo tcGTrunto; is en-
titled to receive from the discussing officer so
much of the salary as at that time has not been
paid to the intruder. Very respectfully,
P. F. WANsER. Mayor.
This was also laid over until the next
regular meeting.
THIRD VETO.
Clerk Finck announced in cheerful man
ner that he had still another communication
from His Honor. It had to do with the
February salaries of Messrs. Brinkerhof and
Erwin. This is the veto:-
herewith return, without my approval. the
resolution passed by your board at its Getting
held February 20. 1884, to wit. Resolved, That
warrants be ordered drawn on the City Treas
urer in favor Of the following sal aries for the
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William Brinkerhoff. Corporation Counsel;
1921 .66 to James Erwin. Corporation Attorney.
AS the payments asked for are orde red paid
when due, your facts do not fit your reso-
sage under date of January H. 1894.
giving my reasons for not approving the reso-
lutIons of your board appointing Messrs.
Brinkerhoff and Erwin and my veto message
of February ID, 1894. dealing with the pay roll
for January, 1924, when your board made like
attempt TO obtain payment for Messrs Brinker-
hAF and vfn A. 10 iuna 7 No
your attention to the fact that my veto disap-
proving the resolution of appointment. has
been sustained by your board. consequently
Messrs. Brinksrhoff and Erwin are not in Office
and never have been. How to pay two claim
arts to Office. who are not in by law and not
rendering service, In fact may be an easy
difficulties in t he matter to return the reso-
luton to you without signature.
Very respectfully,
P. F. wANsER Mayor.
This veto was also laid over under the
rules.
ANXIOUS THREE.
At the conclusion Of the meeting not one of
the members of the board would discuss the
vetoes in whole or part. The members who
oppose Mayor Wanser are in deep water,
and none of them cares to discuss wheresthe
fight is going to end. Messrs. Hitler and
Bedell are growing somewhat anxious as
April 23 is rapidly approaching, and on that
day their terms as members of the board ex-
pire. Who will succeed them is question
which is how giving them much uneasiness
A SECRET OUT.
Their discontinue was increased last night
when it was whispered about that a secret
which has been kept well has leaked out.
1t is this, Mayor Warser submitted the
name of ex-Judge Blair as Corporation
Counsel to succeed Mr.. Edwards to the
board The members rejected the Mayors
nomination notwithstanding the agreement