The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-01
0FF|cESD|ST TR|DUTED
Mayor Wanser Names Six
School Directors and a
Library Trustee.
ALL EXCELLENT APPOINTMENTS
Mr.. Stephen L. Harvey Sue
eeeds Himself Who the
New Men Are.
Political Changes Likely TO Follow
the Street and Water Board
Reorganization.
ALL EXCELLENT APPOINTMENTS

Mayor wanser this morning made the
following appointments to the Board OF
Educetion.-
E.siah S Cowles. Rep. Fourth ward
two years. reappointed.
Thomas ]. Degnan, Rep, Fifth ward,
two years. reappointed.
Edward Malcolm Watson. Rep, Sixth
ward, 10 fill unexpired term of one year
of DR.. Koonz.
John j. Keilt, Dem. Tenth ward, two
years.
Fred ]. Mersheimer, Dem, Eleventh
ward, two years.
DR.. Ulamor Allen, Rep, Twelfth ward,
two years, reappointed
The Mayor also re&ppointed Stephen.
l. Harvey a Free Public Library Trus-
tee for the full, term Of five years.
The Beard OF Edueation, with its new
members. all CT when have taken the
oath of Office. viii organize next Monday
evening. Director Allen will doubtless
be reelected President. Alvin II. Graft
vii, succeed himself as clerk.
Ell jah S. Cowles, the Fourth ward rep
resentatsve. is too We'll known to need
introduction. In his capacity as educa-
tioral director his services have been
approved by Mayor Wanser.
rnomas ]. Degnan is a real estate
QSd-SF n tIe t4ILH WZlA- ne mas Slucc
his apo rtment two years ago taken a
great interest in the Improvement of
tie schools
Edward Watson's appointment to sue
ceed DR.. Koonz was by reason CT the
Dcator's removal from the Sixth ward.
Mr.. Watson is a man we'll qualified to
fl the Office and his appointment is re-
Earced as an excellent one He lives at
Ns. ~ Pacific avenue and has a wife
and S children. His present position
is superintendent of the Jersey City
T--e-~- -, EIs, !. in
: New Milford, Conn. June 10, 1916, He
was eoucated in the public institutions
Of that city subsequently attending
the printers trade in Paterson and in
ISL Il urds err pleyment with the concern
he is new wita. BY strict application to
fS pI sent post on ri rsspanssn MI tssl sz
Vslssi T. E.eill, the new member from the
Ward, is plumber and tirsrnith,
" bussnessNat TO. 40S Pavor.a avenue.
pp5intment is one which pleases resi-
GSz-ss sef the ward. irrespective Of party.
JarzesNsMudrer sought the office.
sent the Eleventh Ward. was appointed
az the suggestion of Dr.. Allen. he is the
sdinster Of the North Hudson County
IS a. the neaG oy Ine accident .depa rtment
l1sss position is due 10 his own energy and
s5esstion to business. He was born IN
Sszaten Island March Is, 1886, and in 1880
came TO this city with his parents. AL his
life has bsen spent in that part of the
city now known as the Eleventh Ward
HIS home is Nc. 81 Ogden place. His edu-
cation was procured In Public School Ma
g. and some of the teachers who taught
Inn are now teaching h two daughters
He started in life as a newsboy and was
in that business until 1875. He was at one
tine associated cierscally with the Ameri-
can News Company and later with the
I'm ted States News Company until it
failed. He was for long time employed
II the delivery room of the New York
Herald In 1891 he was elected a con-
stable, serving until 1898. He was connect
ell with the Sheriff's. office under Messrs
Heintze, Davis and McPhillips. For five
years he was in Prosecutor Winfield's Of
fee In 1893 he retired from politics and
accepted the position h now holds.
The new Board of Education has the
following members:-David R. DAILY, VIII
lam Obergfell Edward Hoos, E. s.
GoWles, Thomas Degnan, E. NJ Watson,
r. L. Stowe, Va H. Beach, Allan Nc
Lain. John ]. Keilt, Fred ]. Mersheimer
and DR.. w. Allen.