The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
MAYOR H0OS.
M
City Government Peacefully
Turned Over to the Man
Chosen By the People
WANSER'S FORMAL PROTEST
The Outgoing and Incom-
ing Chief Magistrates
Exchange Personal
Compliments.
SWARM OF HANDsHAKERs
City Hall Beseiged by
Patriots Who Have
Only the City's
Good at Heart.
GUILLoTINE GETS TO WORK
Street and Water Board Re-
organized With a Big Slate
Ready Made Up.
HOLLYWOOD AND BoUToN
The Two Busy "B's" Who Will
Run the Department For
Some Years to Come.
HOLLYWOOD AND BoUTON
The Two Busy "B's" Who Will
Run the Department For
Some Years to Come.

The city has a new Mayor today.
Mayor Wanser laid down the Office this
morning and Mayor Hoos took it up as
quietly and unostentatiously as though
changing the city government was an
everyday affair. The ceremonies attend
ing the change were as brief and matter
of fact as the most ardent admirer of
Jeffersonian simplicity could desire. There
nor in the hall near his doors. No one
except Police Justice Nevin witnessed the
transfer of the Office to Mr.. Hoos and
there were in the corridors of the City
Hall no more people than on any other
day. In fact at the time there was moth
ing out of the ordinary going on to indi-
cate that matter of such Importance as
change of city government was in pro-
gress
Mayor Wanser arrived at his office in
the new City Hall about nine o'clock and
sat down in his private room to await
the coming of Mr.. Hoos, who, he had
reason to believe, would arrive early.
John Nevin, the Mayors private secre-
tary, was at his desk and at about s:15
o'clock he saw Mr.. Hoos enter the outer
Office He went forward. greeted the new
Mayor and escorted him into the presence
of Mayor Wanser. Mr.. Wanser advanced
to meet his successor and when they
came together they shook hands cordially
and exchanged the compliments of the
season.
I suppose you come here, Mr. Hoos, .
said Mr.. Wanser, "to assume the office of
Mayor"
I do" replied Mr.. Hoos
Mayor Wanser then said:-
Mr.. Hoos:-While assuring you person
my compliments, I deem it nv duty to
protest and object to your attempt to as
sumo the office of Mayor of Jersey City,
and to say that your action is an intri-
sion into that office, and / demand that
you desiSt and leave me in the peaceable
possession of that Office.
To which Mr.. Hoos replied
Mr.. Wanser:-I assume the office of
Mayor of Jersey City, in pursuance of a
recent decision of the Supreme Court of
this State, and the result of the election
held on the thirteenth of last April In
insisting upon your retirement, tender
you the expression of my high personal
esteem and my wishes for your future
prosperity
The two men then shook hands again
and Mr.. Wanser spent some time in ex-
planning matters connected with the office.
Mr.. Wanser issued this statement,
which is intended to explain his remarks
to Mr. Hoos:-
The Act of 1897 extends the term of
the Mayor to January /, 1897, and pro-
videS that the charter election shall here
after be held in November, and I am ad-
vised that Notwithstanding the recent de-
cision of the side branch of the Supreme
Court directing the printing of ballots for
a spring election, 1t is still my duty to
hold the office to the end of the year I
desired to have this question tried and
decided before this time SO that there
should be no confusion, and no doubts
In the minds of the people. The newly
elected officials would not cooperate to
this end, but refused even to enter the
Judgment in the city ballot printing case
SO that it could be reviewed, evidently
fearing the result of an appeal
Mr. Hoos has, against my protest and
objection, intruded into the office of May
or and the other persons chosen at the
recent election have assumed the offices
to which they aspfred
TO resist any further than have re-
sisted would result in disorder and con-
fusion in the city's affairs, result which
Swould not willingly contribute
My desire and purpose have been from
3the first only to know what my duty was
erd to do It. Whether an office is for the