The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-18

VETO LAID OYER.
Board of Finance Listens to
Mayor Hoos' Letter on
the Water Speci-
fications.
WILL SUSTAIN THE VETO
Echoes of the Corporation Counsel
Fight-Business Done at
Last Nights Meeting.
WILL SUSTAIN THE VETO

cations was read at last nights meeting
of the Board of Finance, and as The
News stated yesterday it was laid over
according to the rules to be acted on at
the next meeting, which takes place on
December /. The veto will be sustained
for the very good reason that the Finance
Board will not shoulder any responsibility
which the Mayor disclaims. The MEM
bers are not willing to have it stated,
should the matter turn out unfavorably,
that they were the officials who carried it
through. 1t was first understood that the
Finance Board would override the veto,
but that is changed and the veto on De-
cember 1 will be sustained.
There was no discussion last night about
the veto. Clerk Finck read it and it was
laid over. The subject matter, however,
was referred to the Committee of the
Whole. There the water question will
lumbe quietly for at least a month.
On Monday last the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners appointed the
following people at a salary of SIS per
month to reassess the entire eity:-John
H. Gable, Charles Freeland, John Gildea,
Devereaux Noonan, Rector B.. Fish, John
Harmon, J. C. Sweeney and John Rowe.
When it came before the Board of FL
nance last night for concurrence there
was a lively breeze.
81 really see no necessity for the APP
pointment of these men, said President
Henry Brautigam, who keeps a very sharp
| eye on any attempt to spend the city's
money, and his colleague and fdus
Achates. Commissioners Reuben Simpson,
| echoed the words, adding that the water
| 49, hal a1rao5x- / ~ hic Underwent
plenty of clerks who could easily do the
work now to be deputed to the persons
named. Commissioners Bailey, Kelers
and Midlige took a hand in the discussion
and each said that these men were neces-
sary. The water assessments throughout
the city needed, they insisted, a complete
revision, and the present clerks in the
water department had no time to do the
work. President Brautigam and Mr..
Simpson insisted that it was a piece of
needless extravaganza and ought not to
be tolerated.
Finally, when a motion for non-concur-
renee in the appointment was about to
be carried, Mr.. Henry Kellers, who stuck
to his guns said
81 think if we were to see Mr.. Kenny
and have him explain what the men are
to do and the necessity for their appoint
ment it would remove the opposition to
my motion to concur in their appoint
| ment."
In Difference to Commissioner Kellers
the non-concurrent resolution was laid
| over until the next meeting. In the mean
time the reassessors must wait until that
meeting. 1t is understood that Messrs:
| Brautigam and Simpsons opposition will
disappear when Mr.. Kenny explains the
situation.
| Cured in the resolution appointing Z. T.
| Brown, c.. E. Nugent and G.. w. Hegel as
clerks in the Assessment Commissioners
department. These names were recon-
mended by MIR. L. D. Fowler, now chief of
the engineering bureau.
Claims presented by Julius Breternitz,
A. E. Nolan and T. HolmS were non-con-
| Cured in.
A committee of veterans of a local G.
A. R. post, headed by Constable Joe
one of their number, ]. Payne, who had
| been dismissed from his post as janitor
in the Second District Court. Mr.. Payne''s
matter will be decided at the next meet
The question of the salary of Mr.. VIM.
Brfnkerhoff, formerly Corporation Coun-
sci. came up again last night. The claim
months during the latter part Of Mayor
Wanser's administration. Mr.. James y
Erwin, who served during that period as
8OIpOIdllOll ~ lAOt
against the city and won. A few weeks
ago Corporation Counsel Blair agreed that
as Mr.. Brinkerhof's claim was Identical
with that of Mr.. Erwin, when the city
| paid the latter gentleman it would also
| settle Mr.. Br~inkerhoff's claim Mr.. Blair.
however, has changed his mine for the
reasons contained in the following letter
read last night when the Finance Board
were about to pass Mr.. Brinkerhoff's
claim:-
81 had at first supposed hat Mr..
| Brinkerhoff's claim and that of Mr.. En-
win, for services as Corporation Attor-
ney, for the same period upon which
payment has been rendered, were of the
same character, both as to the facts and
the law, and under that impression l
agreed with MIR. Brinkerhoff that his
claim should be settled if Mr.. Erwin was
successful. The receipt OF the enclosed
two cases are very different has caused
me to withdraw my consent to a settle
ment of this claim until the matter is
determined in the courts.
To remedy a technical defect in a
| previous resolution a warrant was or
| dered drawn to the order of Mr.. Allan
| McDermott for 900 for legal services
performed in testing the constitutionality
1t was resolved that the City Comp
| troller be instructed to transfer to the
general claims account of 1S96-1S97 all the
| unexpended balances now in the appro-
priations to the credit of the Board of
Aldermen for the fiscal year ending Mo-
VemDer ~, 1885,
TO settle an old lighting bill for the
City Hall for $241. 81. the committee Of the
Board of Finance was instructed to issue
temporary loan 4. per cent. bonds.
isaac Van Saun was retained as clerk
in the City Comptroller's office at a salary
of $50 per month.
The City Comptroller was requested to
transfer the balance accruing to the credit
of appropriations for wiring stations.
The Finance Committee was authorized
to borrow s27, 792.4S on bonds for the re-
dopnnffou of lands hOllPbt nv the cjfV at
the City Collectors sale on November 1
last, for unpaid adjusted taxes.
On October q last a resolution was
passed -appropriating $40, 900 to the Street
and Water Board for advertising improve
ments and other expenses connected
Herewith. The Board last night directed
that So, 200 out of that sum should be set
| aside and used for expenses in surveys,
| etc, connected with the engineering
bureau.
A batch of claims was passed and the
Board adjourned to meet December /.
OPPRESSIVE TEOHNIOALITY.