The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-26
CALLED A HALT.
Mayor Hoos Vetoes a Reso-
luton Creating More
Clerks in the Water
Department
EXPENSES ALREADY roo HEAVY
Commissioners Have Two Clerks
for One Vacancy-Red Hot
Letter Coming.
EXPENSES ALREADY roo HEAVY

Mayor Hoos is impartial in his distri-
button of vetoes. Yesterday afternoon he
sent one to the Street and Water Board.
1t was a heavily charged one and dealt
with the appointment of George Berger
and John c. Sweeney, general clerks, at
$1,000 a year. After quoting the resolution
Of appointment His Honor writes:-
This resolution not only contemplates
the filling of a vacancy, but also adds
one more clerk to a department which,
In my opinion, has already more clerks
thar is absolutely necessary. The
water department, as your honorable
Board well knows, is confronted with
a deficiency. Part Of this deficiency,
it is true. is a legacy Of the last adj
ministration, but it is also true that,
despite the cutting down Of expenses
at Belleville, the water. debt Is in
creasing daily. | therefore deem it
my duty to veto any and
every resolution which contemplates
the increase of a staff of clerks which
Us already sufficient, or which in
creases salaries. | am in possession
of a mass of figures and other memoir
anda concerning your department and
/ hope before long to be able to de-
termine exactly what 1t costs to run
the water department. OF one thing
7 am sure. and that is that your de-
partment can neither afford to increase
water rents, already a heavy burden
on taxpayers, nor "a fortiori can you
afford to increase expenses.
l sincerely trust your honorable
Board viii sustain me in this action
and put yourselves on record as OPP
posed to all increase of expenses. SO
that you may merit the good viii OF
over-burdened taxpayers.
Respectfully submitted
There were four astonished Commits
sioners when Clerk Bouton had finished
reading the veto. The document was laia
over under the rules. in
1t may be overridden, as it will not
come up for disposition until Coionei
Smith has taken his
The appointment OF sweeney anu
ton in political circles. Two months ago
a yacancy was caused in the Water De-
partment by the death of Henry SIMON
Simon was Commissioners Helntzes only
clerical appointment. That fact was lost
sight of somehow. and the party leaders
thought John G.. Sweeney would be a gocd
man to succeed Simon. President Bolt
wood. was consulted, and he SAID ne had
no objections to the candidate.
Arrangements were being made to name
Sweeney when Mr.. Heintze trotted out
Berger as Simon's successor; It was
trar FEEDERS office. Mr.. .Heintze was
asked to drop him. A good, substantial
mo came from that gentleman.
President Boltwood, while fayoraple 10
0NG6tGY, LII lOt ~ VS%i ~
Heintze. Commissioner Brown remained
neutral.
It was finally agreed to drop the sub
iect and give Colonel Smith the appoint
ment of Simon's successor. That agree
ment was satisfactory until Mr.. Helatze
ascertained that the Colonel had a lean
ing toward Sweeney. Berger bobbed up
again. and he continued to bob with ag-
gravating regularity. The Ratchet was
buried by arrival at an agreement TO ap-
point both men. That programme, was
carried out without Mayor Hoos being
If the Mayor is not sustained for his
veto he will withhold his signature from
the pay warrants of the men. That Will
mean monthly lawsuits. The Mayor will
not OPPOSE the appointment Of INC clerk.
The Mayor, it is said, is preparing from
the memoranda which he has collected
and to which reference is made in his
veto. a red-hot letter for he Street and
Water Beard.
He is going to insist that the depart
ment expenses be reduced. He is to point
out where reductions can be safely made
without interfering in any way with the
efficiency OF the department.