The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-14
City Hall Commissioners
Have a Lively Wrangle
Over the Inspectors
Pay.
VIGOROUSLY DENOUNCED BY Mr.. DATz
Might as Well Have an Egyptian
Mummy About the Building.
Says the Commissioner.

The City Hall Commissioners met at
noon today The session was quiet one
until claim for S155 for services for In
spector William d. Tallmann came up
for payment. Then there was the usual
row.
THAT man was cited to appear before
us to prove his competency began Com
missioner Datz. He admitted that there
were forty leaks in the roof and went
on to say that he did not consider them
of sufficient Importance to report it to
US. He looked on that punctured roof
as does the Arkansas traveller who said
he could not repair a roof when it rained
and when it didn't rain it wasn't neces-
sary to repair it. He made statements
to the Grand Jury which reflected upon
us. and he never retracted them until
compelled to do SO. His letter of re-
traction only proved to me more clearly
his incompetence. l want him removed.
| don't care whether he has one day or
three months to serve. 1t is gross in
suit TO us to have a subordinate attack
us. claim he should be removed at once.
BY his own admission he is incompetent
and under such circumstances l will
never vote to pay him for his alleged
services"
MADE A MISTAKE.
He made a mistake" quietly put in
President Pearson, land retracted it."
why did he make a mistake when
he had the specifications before him.
He didn't go before the Grand Jury and
swear THAT 6-inch beams were being
used instead of 101a-inch beams to laud
US. 1t wasn't right, just or fair, and he
made no retraction until compelled to
do SO. We want a competent man: This
IS a serious reflection upon this board.
He should be removed without delay
If we had a man in our. private employ
we would remove him for such an Of
fense. 1 Because he is officially employed
He would have made no wrong state
ment to the Grand Jury if he had had the
looking ,oen at t Architect Hasa Broome. se' isoi'
The latter was on his feet in an in
stant.
"Tailmann is either knave or a
fool shouted Mr.; Datz. You gentle
what he is. He is dovetaiIed with both
did you ever know man to attend
to his, duties better than old man Tall
nrann?" asked Commissioner Burke.
80 AS AS. GooD' 3d. AS Mt 4 MUMMY. RISos
mummy al the building" said commis-
sioner Datz. ''He is of no use. A good
man would accomplish more in an hour
than he would in month He is dull
and full of viciousness. He lis in the
way. He has been a bore to the men,
a looker-on. l know the ground ne
wanted to cover when he attacked us
before the Grand Jury. He has never
complained about bit of the work, and
he is the looker-on we pay S. a day.
''Oh, he intends to do what is right =
replied President Pearson.
Hell is paved with good intentions and
rooted with bad premises retorted Mr.;
Datz. Public buildings are surrounded
with suspicion. but when subordinates
throw mud at the officials in charge it
is time to call a halt. This whole thing
is a reflection on the administration
and I am for bouncing him out of his
position at once What do we want
of an incompetent man? He is either
incompetent or a perjuror. He had an
object in view in attacking us and a
very vicious one. am in a way re-
sponsible for his appointment / have
discovered the error made and now
want to place myself right before the
public. It remains with you gentlemen
to attend to him. will never vote to
pay him dollar because I do not be-
lieve he is. entitled to such compensation
as $5 per day"
The claim passed without Mr.. Datz's
vote. Warrants for the salaries of the
Commissioners and clerk were ordered
drawn without any objections.
The Board will meet again next We'd
neSday.