The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-12
MAYOR WANTS LIGHT
Reports of Personnel and
Financial Condition De-
manded from Police
and Fire Depart
mentS.
OFFICE SEEKERS STILL CALL
Places to Be Vacated and Filled
Rumors of Change in Some
Of the Schools.
OFFICE SEEKERS STILL CALL

Mayor Hoos started in bright and early
this morning to continue his inquiry
concerning the city's financial condition.
AT nine O'Clock the following letter was
forwarded to the Board of Fire Commits
sioners:-
In assuming the duties of the Office of
Mayor of this city, deem it my duty
Ing the financ,si 9 stsn5inn of voilr
Board. I desire to know the amount of
money appropriated for your department
amount expended out of the same up to
May l, 1887. Also the amount of claims
II any, prior to December l, 1896. which
nave been paid out OF the present appro-
pr1atlons, and the balance of said appro-
prlatlon now on hand. At the same time
furnish me with a statement showing the
huineer OF men, their names and salaries.
employed in department, the number
OF horses, engines, trucks. ETC. An early
reply on these matters viii oblige,
Yours respectfully,
Mayor.
Half an hour later a similar request
was sent to the Board of Police Commits
sioners:-
Just as soon as the several reports are
forwarded to him. Mayor Hoos will make
them public and in that way show prop
erty owners in just what condition the
city is financially. He proposes opening
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and keeping record of every dollar that
is spent during his administration.
The Mayor fels confident that with the
cooperation of the several branches of
the government he will be able to make
q showing that will convince the public
that no error has been made in placing
him at the head of the city.
His Honor still refrains from signing
warrants which he knows little or moth
ing about. Every claim that passes
through his office is being closely scru-
tinized. and those that are high are be-
ing returned to the Board from which
they emanated for revision.
His Secretary has plugged numerous
bills which were passed by the old Street
and Water Commissioners in their closing
hours. Claims aggregating 5000 have
already been hung up by the Mayor,
and he has announced that he will sign
none of them until he is satisfied of their
correctness and convinced that the goods
were in every instance delivered
There were only a few callers at the
= Mayors Office today, but to a man they
wanted an Office of some kind They were
treated courteously and informed that all
the patronage has been disposed of, so
far as the Mayor is personally concerned.
This afternoon there will be a meeting
of the Street and Water Commissioners
! There will be a few decapitations, four
Sat least and possibly more. Attention
res only to be paid to the engineering
], .,oureaG where there are about fifteen
q Republicans occupying snug berths.
will walk the plank today are Joseph P.
McLain, general clerk, and John j. Vile
and George Nelson. tappers- Who their
successors will be the Commissioners de-
cllned to say this morning.
Al disrnissals made from this. time on
will take effect June l. On that day
be cut off will go.
great many dismissals will be made
clerks employed in the Clerks Office. ffaas
Their salaries range from 500 to $125 a
month and consequently the places are
dates for every place Who the lucky
to say.
Appeal in cases of taxation had organ
lied, they waited on Mayor Hoos and in
formed him that they were ready to re-
give them. The Mayor smiled at his cal
lers and. advised them that they held
office at his pleasure The members were
assertion, but they wilted when he read
the law governing the creation of the
Board for some time to come The mem
bers are:-Henry Pattberg, President;
John 2. Landrine and James Warner.
The latter are out-and-out Republicans.
Mr.. Pattberg represented the Democratic
side He was appointed five years ago
by Mayor Wanser.
A special meeting of the Board of
Finance has been called for tomorrow
Night. At that meeting 1t will probably
Ee decided whether or not Mayor Hoos
is to be allowed to have Allan L. Nc
Dermott as special counsel to fight the
quo warranto proceedings instituted by
Mayor Wanser. The impression prevails
that the Mayors request will be granted,
as all the Commissioners want the i'm
portant question at issue settled in fair
manner. without prejudice to either the
former or present Mayor.
A special meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation has also been called for tomorrow
night. The new Directors have gone over
the ground pretty thoroughly and ma
5ority of them believe they will be able
to improve the efficiency of the depart
ment by making some changes in the
schools, particularly those which were
inaugurated by their Republican prede-
cessors.
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