The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-10
GREEN VALEDlCTORY
The Usurping Director
Helps to Defy the Order
of the Supreme Court.
FREEDOOTERS' NEW APPOINTMENTS
Benson Reduced From Superln-
tendent TO a Dynamo Man at
the County Electric Plant.

In spite of the fact that the Supreme
Court has decided that the term of office
of the Board of Freeholders is two years
and that Arthur w. Clayton was legally
elected TO serve for that term the Board
yesterday accepted the resignation of de
facto Director Green and elected another
de facto Director in the person of Free
holde Frank McNally. Director McNal-
ly's term of office may be brief. as the de-
cisson of the Court OF Errors and Appeals
is expected at any time. and the Court
will probably affirm the decision of the
Supreme Court. In that case Freebooter
Clayton wilIstake the chair.
There was no particular row kicked up
at the meeting yesterday evening. Mr..
Clayton made a vigorous protest against
placing anybody else in the chair but nim-
self, but the Combine paid little, or no
attention to him.. Freebooter Bindernagle
was not present. The other special fea-
lures of the meeting were the appoint
ment of all the suborsiinates at the coun-
ty Institutions, the reinstatement of the
veterans who were bounced a year ago,
and Mr.. GREEN'S farewell address. which
was a most remarkable document.
The Board met in the front Court room
and the room was filed with statesmen.
Director Green, after calling the meeting
to order, handed his statement to Clerk
Woolley, who read it aloud. 1t was an
impudent attempt to justify Mr.. Green's
attempt to defy the order OF the Supreme
Court declaring Mr.. Clayton duly elected
Director. He al SO showed how the crit
iciSms on his career as Director hurt him
by calling the newspapers names. The
statement wourfd up with Green's resigna-
ton as Director.
Freebooter Ilichhorn moved that the
resignation be accepted.
Il move that it be accepted with
thanks" said Freeholder Lynch, who IS
not in the combine I think the reslg-
a thing as tn at ought to be accepted with
many thanks"
Freebooter Eiehhorn accepted the
amendment and Mr.. Green was allowed to
retire by a unanimous vote. He stepped
down from the chair, forgetting that his
successor had not been elected and that
there was no one to preside. He stepped
back again before Director Clayton could
take the chair, and asked for nominations
Freebooter Clayton protested against
the election of a Director. He said that
the Supreme Court had declared him Di.
rector for W years and the election of
anybody else would be a defiance OF the
Court
No attention was paid to Mr.. Clayton's
remarks and F'reeholder Kenny nominated
Freebooter McNally for the place, ac-
cording to the programme He was
present, except Clayton's and Plercy's.
who refused to vote. Mr.. McNally was
too modest to vote for himself. The new
Director was properly escorted to the
CHAIR. An inna ense floral horseshoe, the
glft of the Third Ward Democratic Club.
was carried up and placed in front of
Director Mentally and the audience broke
out into applause. The following appoint
nents Eere then made:-
GENERAL PAYROLL.
EDWARD Woolley, Clerk..-...-....... $1,000
Christy P. Smith, County Superin-
joan Griffin, County Counsel ....... 5000
torney /. 1880
Ard of Equalization of Taxes and
County Collector -..........-... 1900
Jonn p. Nponan. Assistant Clerk. 1,SO0
Henry Muller, Assistant Clerk. 800
DR.: Thomas Byrne, Assistant Physi-
Boulevard ................... 1880
Boulevard .................. 1880
Aug. NJ. schultze. Day Engineer
Court House 1000
T, s. Prosser, Night Engineer, Court
John j. Hogan, Custodian Court
]. o'Brien. Jury Clerk .............. 1000
House $50
E. Roenbeck, Bookbinder ........... 1000
Z Arthur w. Newkirk, Index Clerk. 1,00e
+ Pierce J. Fleming, Index Clerk. LOCO
Assistant to County Collector Hugh
Thomas Lloyd. Engineer ........... 1900
employees ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
Robert West, Superintendent........ $1,000
Conrad Locher, Engineer ......... LOCO
]. ?. Mcmahon, Dynamo MAN,. LOCO
George M. Benson, Dynamo Man,. LOO
Charles Jobes, Jr., Lamp Trimmer. 100
John McRae, Lamp Trimmer. 720
VIM. FackenthaI, Lamp Trimmer. 720
Daniel Dunn, Lamp Trimmer -. 40
Michael Harkins, Lamp Trimmer. I20
Charles Schitting, Lamp Trimmer. 40
J. Durham, Fireman .............. 720
Martin Blumline, Fireman ......... 720
Terrence Durham, Fireman ......... 40
T.~Pfaff, Fireman ..-............ 720
q. J. Vile, Engineer ............... 1000
J. w. Theuer, s~torekeeper .......... $1,000
John e Bischoff, Assistant Store -oo
Eugene Condor, Teamster .." 72o
John Longstaff, Laundryman ...... 1000
Maria Madden, Lslundress ...-.... 800
Rev. Plus O'C0nrlor, Chaplain $500. 800
Rev. Theo. La Rue, Cha~plain........ 500
Romeo Churchill, Veterinary Sur
Aug. W. steuben, Gatekeeper..".. 20
SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
William McComb, Warden ......... 500
BRANCH Road EMPLoYEs.
Henry Pattberg, Jr., Assistant Sur
Z Edward DWARF Conway, Assistant Sur ~
Henry AlImeyer, Inspector, per
Mich. Henry, Jr., Inspector, per
DAY :. -. ..-..-..-.......... 5.oU
Fred J.. Lemke, Inspector, per
Simon Heiriey, Inspector, per
Ralph D. Earle, Jr., Surveyor.
Richard NJ. Smart, Draughtsman... $50
on Proposed Exbension and Branch $500