The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-13
The ERA OF CHANGE
Yesterdays Appointments
and Decapitations by
the Street and Water
Board.
REPUBLICANS DIE HARD
Sutherland Demands Life Ten
ure as a Veteran
Army of Lawyers
Retained.
HOOS SHAKES UP CONTRACTORS
Corporation Counsel Blair Will
Fake No Part in the Quo
Warranto Suit ON
Either Side.
H00S SHAKES UP CONTRACTORS

The action of the Street and Water
Commissioners yesterday in appointing
ex-City Hall Commissioner James Burke
Overseer of the Water Works at High
Service, was prompted by desire to
preserve the cftyss property at that
point.
When the appointment was made Com
missioner Brown protested in most
emphatic manner.
This is not right" he declared I'VE
already have a General Supervising En-
gineer in the person of Captain Hooker
This is new office, and I am opposed
20 its creation. I would like to know of
its necessity"
That we need an overseer is painfully
apparent" replied President Boltwood
Only a few days ago an electric motor
costing $3.50 was burned out, and just be-
cause no one was on hand to look after
such things"
rs Mr. Burke then to be paid s10O to
wait around and simply see that no more
meters are burned out?" asked Mr..
Brown.
Not that alone" answered President
Boltwood. Commissioner Brown. you
know as well as I do that city property
at High Service has been shamefully ne
elected and supplies ruined just because
no one was there TO look after them.
You know that a deplorable condition of
affairs exists at Belleville as we'll"
rs the new Overseer to look after
.BeIleville, too?'' asked Commissioner
Brown
He will be overseer,' was the reply.
rs he to be over our present Super
Visor?s,
He is to be in charge at High Ser
vice alone" answered President Bolt
wood.
For my part cannot see the necessity
of such an officer, and am opposed to
the creation of new offices. 1t appears
> vague idea of what this man is to do and
J, what he is appointed for I vote against
the resolution most emphatically"
.The next Overseer win have plenty to
do keeping city property from being
wasted and destroyed as it has been in
the past answered President Boltwood
The appointment was made and the
Overseer will enter upon his duties
June l.
Former Street and Water Commissioner
Hooker, who is General Supervisor OF the
Water Works. will not be disturbed for a
while
The new office created is offset by the
abolition of the office of Assistant Clerk
to the Assessment Commission, which
was held by C. Frank Sutherland, whose
salary was 81, 500 year.
Mr.. Sutherland is somewhat exercised
over his removal. He is a veteran and
proposes contesting the Boards right te
remove him from office He declares that
III disputing the Boards right to do away
with him he will be backed up by every
veteran holding office under the city or
S county government.
The Commissioners have been advised
that they have the right to abolish an
unnecessary Office at any time.
In the case of Byron s. Fairchild, the
chairman who was cited to appear be-
fore the Board on May %, and show
cause why he should not be removed, Com
missioner Brown voted with the Demo-
Gratis. Fairchild was appointed by Com
missioner Kaiser. 1t is asserted that
the nearest Fairchild has ever been to
his Office is the Kaiser Hotel on the Hill
No one in the engineering department
where he was detailed for duty knows
him. He refused point blank, it is said,
to do any work. He drew his pay never
theless. 1t is expected that he will not
appear May 25. He will be bounced and
a man willing to work will be appointed
to succeed him.
Bertram c. Broome, who was appointed
to succeed Fred Latourette as draugms-
man. is the son of Louis H. Broome, the
architect. His salary is $1,000 a year
Thomas Duff and r. A Mcknight, the
clerks appointed to succeed Joseph P.
Mclean and E. S. Giberson, are well
known Democrats. r. A. Mcknight was
formerly an Alderman. Mr.. Duff is an
elderly gentleman and never before held
public office.
Jacob Eller and James Carlin, the rod
men appointed are men experienced in
that line of business Their salaries
are $75 a month. The appointment of ex-
Fire Commissioners Peter Madden as tap
per to succeed John J. Vile, gives general
satisfaction.
The Board is to meet again on Mon
day It is probable that a great many
clerk: will be dismissed on that occa-
sion.
Assistant Assessment Clerk G. Frank
Sutherland. who insists that the Veteran
Act prevents his dismissal today sent the
following letter to Mayor Hoos:-
my Dear Sir4There is before you for
consideration and executive action the
following resolution passed by the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners yes
terday, Commissioner Brown alone dis
Resolved, That for the purpose of
economizing in the salary list of the
Bureau of Engineering and Survey, the
position designated and known as AS
sistant Assessment Clerk be and is here
by permanently abolished and the duties
thereof transferred to and required to be
performed by the Assessment Clerk, and
further
Resolved. That the services of G.. 3.
Sutherland as such Assistant Assessment
Clerk. be and are hereby dispensed with
and Terminated
IA order that you may act intelli-