The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-06
BONDS HELD UP.
Mayor Hoos Doubts the Need
of the $50, 900 New City
Hall Issue.
DEMOCRATS DOWN TO WORK
Commissioner Boltwood Shaking
Up Clerks Who Are Tired
Tomorrow's Guillotine.

issue of $4,000 of bonds.
This morning early Comptroller Hough.
who is a member of the City Hall Com
mission, waited on His Honor and asked
him if he would approve an issue of $4,000
of. temporary loan bonds. Without hesi-
tation the Mayor said he would not until
he had made an investigation as to the
necessity for issuing them. The issue in
question was made legal by an act of the
last Legislature. 1t was passed for the
relief of the City Hall Commissioners.
When Public School No. was con-
demned and it was decided to erect new
schoolhouse the members of the Board
of Education hustled about to find a suit
able place for the accommodation of the
downtown school children while the new
No. was being built. The Directors hit
upon the plan of utilizing the old City
Hall. They went to Trenton and pro-
cured the necessary legislation. The only
objection the City Hall Commissioners
had to the plan was that by the occupa-
ton of the old hall they would be de-
prived of the money to which they were
entitled from the sale of the building.
The issue of bonds was decided upon as
a substitute The City Hall Commission
ers say they need the money now and
want to issue the bonds that they may
pay contractors for work done
Mayor Hoos takes the stand that it will
be time enough to issue the bonds when
the contractors whose work is in dis
pute, sue the city, recover judgment and
thereby establish the legality of their
claims. What that is done the Mayor
will approve the ISSUE In the meantime
the city, he holds, will escape useless in
terest charges.
The Mayor had number of callers to-
day. He was brief with all, as he is
anxious to get all the citys business up
to date so that he will know where he
is at. His son, his assistant, is working
like trooper day and night. He is con-
fident he will have everything in smooth
running order in a few days. Yesterday
afternoon, just as the Mayor was pre-
pairing to leave, a wedding party appeared
on the scene. His Honor tied the knot.
The contracting parties were James
Courtnay and Miss Jennie Hail. both of
Brooklyn. The Mayor has made a rule
not to kiss brides, unless they are un-
usually pretty Those who do not come
within the accepted class are turned over
to the Secretary and his assistant, who
SceiA e-tlA clIeANC yOuliS men.
Ex-Mayor Wanser today would not dis
cuss >the possibility of quo warranto pro-
ceedings being instituted by the Republic
can City Committee. He says he is kept
busy enough attending to the real estate
business of Love & Wanser without med
ding with other things, particularly
those of political nature The ex-May-
or is happy and says his friends have
TOR oir.i,, III
has had little time to himself
What the Republican City Committee
will do relative to disputing Mr.. Hoos'
Title to offce does not concern him at
all, he says. His former secretary, Police
Justice Nevin, is with him daily. City
affairs are naturally discussed but what
is said Mr.. Nevin will not divulge.
City Treasurer Dickinson does not like
to discuss politics this hot weather. He
says the quo warranto proceedings will
be attended to at a proper time.
1t is said by some Republicans that the
proposed quo warranto proceedings have
been abandoned altogether That report
lacks confirmation, however.
In the various departments everything
was running smoothly today. Clerk
Bob" Martin was the only one of the
n
pearance and pretended to report for
duty. No one paid any attention to him.
None of the new officers seem to fear
that they will be annoyed by their pre-
decessors. President Boltwood is max
ing life unpleasant for a certain few gen
eemen who for the last few years have
been doing little more than drawing their
breath and salaries. He visits all the
offices 7ai1u ar
at the most unexpected times.
There is an air of activity in every de-
partment he controls, and he says he
proposes making every man do his duty
properly and at the proper time Presi-
gent HOLLYWOOD will be a thorn in the side
OF men who imagine political positions
aSe created for the purpose of allowing
them to rest The new President is
keeping close watch on supplies and
he is scrutinizing all bills that come in
on orders issued by the old Commission
ers. He has visited the city stable and
pipe yards and has made some discoy-
cries that he will divulge at next Mon
days meeting of the Board.
THE Water Department will be run in
business like manner if I can accom-
plish that feat" he declared this morn
ing.
Commissioner Heintze is also making a
round of the Offices under his control He
has issued new instructions to the clerks
and has given them all to understand
that he must be obeyed in every particu-
lar. Commissioners Hauck and Nolan
are familiarizing themselves with their
surroundings and are preparing to as
sumo control of the committees of which
they are chairmen
Tomorrow the Board meets and nearly
every Republican, now in office will be
made to walk Spanish. The Commission
ers had a long conference last night and
finally fixed upon the men who will sue
ceed the Republicans. Perhaps seventy
or more men will be dismissed tomorrow
and as many more appointed to succeed
them.
Leader Robert Davis visited City Hall
this afternoon at the request of the
Street and Water Commissioners. Those
gentlemen have been in state of mind.
They have so few places to fill and SO
many well recommended men have ap-.
Piled for each place. that they have been
4 puzzled what to do. The object of the
Commissioners is to so apportion the pa
fronage as prevent dissatisfaction Lea
der Davis was asked to aid them in this.
Commissioners and Leader adjourned to
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