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EXEUNT COUNCILMEN
Hoboken's City Fathers Hold
Their Final Meeting
Today.
MAYOR FAGAN'S APPOINTMENTS
Testimonials for Everybody, and a
jolly Dinner Winds Up the
Proceedings.
MAYOR FAGAN'S APPOINTMENTS

The old Board of Common Council of
Hoboken held it's last meeting this morn
ing, in the City Hail. All the members
were present. The retiring. Councilmen
Were:-Chairman Offerman and Messrs-
Timken, Murray and Fox.
Previous to adjournment the members
cleared up all routine business before the
Board. John Bruning sent in his resig-
nation as Police Commissioner, which
was accepted. The City Treasurer's an
nual report showed a balance in the
bank of s172 2s95.35.
Proposals were received and filed for
the cleaning of receiving basins and the
carting of garbage from the city's streets.
Testimonial resolutions were adopted
complimenting each of the retiring mem-
bers upon the faithful performance Of
their duty while in office. In reply to
the resolutions Chairman Offerman said
that there had been times when the meet
ings of the Council were not pleasant, but
he believed that the city had not suf-
fered by the petty differences which oc-
Cured among the members.
Concluding, he s4id:-sI say goodbye
with much regret
Councilman Timken presented a reso-
luton for the appointment of Henry Kill
Ian, to fill the vacancy caused by the
| resignation of Assistant City Clerk John
Haggerty. The appointment was laid
over, to be made by the new Board.
| which will organize tbs afternoon.
| The appointments made by Mayor E&-.
gan were as follows
Fire Commissioners-Willia Fenton,
| in place of Gustav Hauser, and John
Bruning in place of Michael Lally.
Police Commissioners-Micha Lally, in
place of Patrick Smith, and Henry Hirt-
| Ter in place of John Bruning.
| Health Board-Dr. E. T. Steadman, to
succeed himself.
Library Board-Edward Russ, to suc-
ceed julius Schlotter.
| Commissioners of Assessment-John
| Kennedy, to succeed Commissioner Isola-
The annual message of the Mayor to
| the Council was lengthy one and dwelt
] on a number of subjects which have been
| brought before the Board during the past
| year, including the extension of the pier
| line on the Hudson River, rapid transit,
Sapw yapS LOOP 1or extansion, asphalt paving.
| Ravine Road sewer, and the condition OF
| the public schools and fire and police de-
| partments.
| After the old Board had adjourned sine
| die Chairman Offerman extended an in
| vitaticn to the old and new members and
| q 0umDer OF MS OlQer 1f16QQS 20 q Oiuuer
| at Meyers Hotel, corner of Third and
! Hudson streets. The guests repaired to
| the dining room In the hotel about IL
| o'clock, where most delicious menu was
| served.
| Councilman Weinthal in brief speech,
| on behalf of the other members, pre-
| sented to Chairman Offerman a hand
some diamond ring as a token Of their
| friendship with the retiring chairman.
| Mr.. Offerman responded to Councilman
| WeinthaTs speech and said he sincerely
hoped that the friends who are with him
| today would always be with him
| Mayor Pagan then gave short toast
| and City Clerk Martin " McDermott en-
| tertained the party with song.
| Among the guests were:-Mayor Fagan
| Councilmen Offerman, Weinthal. Capellf.
Murray, Steil, Timken, Weber, Snyder,
| Londrigan, Fox, Councilmen-ee Joseph
! ]. McGovern, Water Registrar Lohmarn,
| Gustav Seide, Water Commissioner Chas,
| Guaraglia, Comptroller Frederick Kauf-
mann, Assistant City Clerk John Hag-
| gerty, Police Commissioner John Brufl-
| ing, Court officer Cap Aldoretta, Chas.
| Darcy, Street Commissioner Bernard
| Bayer, City Clerk Martin W. McDermott.
1 Water Commissioners Chas. H. Schroeder
| and Henry Eggert, Henry Hirtler. Henry
| Kilian, Charles Schlicting, Councilman
| elect Philip Steuerwald License Inspector
| Robert II. Bell Detective Maurice Stack
! of the Prosecutors office, and Superin-
| tendent Michael J. Coyle.
| When the old Council had adjourned the
new Board met and organized by electing
| Joseph 5. Wefnthal chairman and all the
| old city officers except Park Keeper
| Coyne and Sluice Gatekeeper O'Boyle.