The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-11
The Finance Commissioners
Scheming to Bounce"
Their Clerk.
HE OBEYED MAYOR WANSER
Refused to Suppress the Reso-
luton Carrying Out the
Fielder-HiIlier Deal.
Oyertures to a Clerk Of Another
Municipal Board, Who Re-
fused Finck's Position.

The war on Mayor Wanser by the Finance
Commissioners has taken new and dis
graceful turn. City Hall this morning was
full of rumors of scheme to GUST Martin
Finck, the clerk of the Board of Finance.
The Finance Commissioners will neither
affirm nor deny it. Clerk Finck has heard
it, Mayor Wanser has heard it, and SO have
all the officials and employees of the city In
the Hall.
REASON FOR FINCK's REMOVAL.
The alleged reason for Fincks removal Is
that he disregarded the wishes of the Board
of Finance and obeyed instructions from
Mayor Wanser, in relation to the scheme by
which Messrs. Edwards and Weart were re-
placed by Messrs. Brinkerhoff and Erwin.
The Board of Finauce, it is alleged, directed
Clerk Finck to leave out of the resolution
book of the Board, the resolutions appoint
ing Messrs. Brinkerhoff and Erwin. Mr..
Finck obeyed orders to the letter.
The resolution book, containing the resolu-
tions of the meeting of December 27, which
required the Mayors approval or rejection,
was presented to Mayor Wanser two days
after the meeting. The Mayor glanced
through the book at once, and noticing that
the resolutions of the Hillier-F Fielder scheme
were not in it, dictated the following letter
to his secretary, Mr.. Nevin, and ordered its
delivery to Clerk Finck. 1t bears date Of
January 2, 1894 Here is the letter.
THE MAYORS LETTER.
Martin Finck, Esq:
DEAR SIR:-In looking over your resolution book,
containing matters acted upon by your board at the
meeting of December "a, last do not find the
Iutions said have been passed, appointing Cor
poration Counsel and City Attorney. If such reso
lutions have been passed, kindly forward them to
me at your earliest convenience.
Very truly,
P. F. wANsER, Mayor.
In compliance with this request from the
Chief Executive of the city, Mr.. Finck in
serted the resolutions in the resolution book,
and on January 2, the same day, Mayor
Wanser denounced that the resolutions be
presented to him. Clerk Finck presented
them, duly engrossed, to His Honor. This was
the last Mr. Finek heard of the matter until
the Finance Commissioners one by one began
to act in an exceedingly cool manner towards
him Yesterday overtures were made to a
certain clerk in City Hall asking him if Mr..
Finck was removed from his position of
clerk would he accept it. The proposition
was rejected.
POLITICIANS SURPRISED.
This morning the deal to oust Mr.. Finck
| became public property. Politicians were
| dumfounded Mr.. Finck is Mayor Wanser's
appointment, and he has the political back
ing of the Republican organizations Of the
| county.
If the deal to GUST him is consummated,
there will be an abundance of Grape on two
or three doors this spring.
Mayor Wanser declined to discuss
the rumor this morning. He, is SO
| thoroughly disguised with the actions of the
| Finance Commissioners that he will not
speak of them until after they meet and
| digest his vetoes of the appointment Of
Messrs. Briukerhoff and Erwin 1t is said
that the board win not overrule his vetoes.
| Did HIS DUTY.
| Clerk Martin Finek refuses to discuss his
| proposed removal. In speaking of his ac-
tions in regard to the forwarding of the
resolutions to Mayor Wanser, he said: Il
considered an order from the Chief Execu-
tive of the city sufficient to warrant my
course in forwarding to him the resolutions
he demanded. If the Mayor has no right to
act upon the resolutions the matter stands
as it was, and no harm, in my opinion, has
been done. If he has no power his mess
ages will, perhaps, not be considered by the
board. If he has, it will probably be con-
sidered. 1 have done what 1 deemed to be
my duty. nothing else"
BEDELL WITH wANSER.
| Commissioner Bedell was at the City Hall
| this morning and for two hours was in con-
sultation with Mayor Wanser in his private
office. 1t was not in the private room. Mr..
Bedell's face was covered with perspiratioR
| when he left.
Mayor Wanser is telling the Finance Com
missioners what he thinks of them in un-
mistakable terms.