The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
BAD POLITICS.
Extremely Unpopular Deal
In the Street and Water
Board.
BEINTzE AND BOLTNO0D OUTS
So-GalIed Combine Grabs All the
Committees Soldering
Employees Rejoice.
8EISTzE AND BoLTNooO OUTS


The Street and water Commissioners
held q caucus last night. As has been
reported from time to time. Commission
ers Boltwood and Heintze were shut
OUT
Commissioner Boltwood Is to be re-
elected to the presidency, but the COM
mittees will have either Hauck, Nolan
or Smith for chainnen. The Board is to
reorganize Monday morning. George T.
Bouton viii be reelected clerk
immediately after the five Commission
ers got together, President Boltwood an
nounced that he did not want and would
not take a craftsmanship of any kind.
Commissioner Heintze remained silent.
He was waiting to see what the combine
would offer him. For two years Mr..
Heintze has been chairman of the Conn
nittee on Streets. He has not only forced
contractors to do public work properly
and according to specifications, but he has
also disabused the minds OF many work
men of the idea that public Office is a
private snap. A dozen men have been
dismissed by Mr. Heintze The fact that
he made them perform their duties caused
him to become unpopular He wanted
mittee. but he would not ask the COM
bine for it.
hen it was announced that Conhais-
sioner Nolan was to be chairman of that
committee. Mr.. Heintze said nothing. He
looked at his colleagues and to their sur
prise declared that he would not accept
another Craftsmanship of any kind.
Hauck, Nolan and Smith, who comprise
the combine conferred and finally decid-
ed to take Boltwood and Heintze a their
word.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Nolan said that he
would be chairman of the Street Com
mittee. The information delighted the
men who came under the supervision of
the chairman of that committee. Nolan,
it is thought, will be much more lenient
than was Hefntze. The next most i'm
portant committee is Assessments and
Extensions. President Boltwood was
chairman last year. Hauck is to succeed
him.
The next best committee is Engineering
and Survey. Mr.. Heintze had it last year
Commissioner Nolan is to be at the head
of the committee this year.
The Printing and Stationery Committee
is to be retained by Haucl1. The Com
mittees on Municipal Lighting and Laws
and Ordinances, the most unimportant
committees of the Board, were rendered
Mr. Heintze. He declined both Nolan is
to take the former and Commissioner
Smith the latter. Public Buildings, Docks
and Parks will also go to Commissioner
Smith The Committee on Pumping and
Reservoirs is to go to Mr. Nolan
OH
Messrs Heintze and Boltwood will be on
the tail end of each. So far as having
anything to say about the management
SIessrs. Heintze and Boltwood are as ef-
| feetualy shut out as though they were Re
publicans.
Nc ill feeling Is said to exist. Commits
sioners Heintze and Boltwood declare that
1eved of all the responsibilities. Com
missioner Heintze is mad just the same,
and during the coming year he will doubt
sioners.
that they cannot be renominated next
spring and neither will look for it. They
say that they will oppose no move of their
coHedS uSS "iiiSh - III lillS Wioii mayor
Hoes plan for an economical administra-
| ton of affairs.
| This morning Mayor Hoos was told of
the .'shut OUT of Heintze and Boltwood.
He was displeased, but would say moth
ing.
It is believed in the Hall now that he
will appoint Mr.. Heintze City Collector, to
succeed Simeon H. Smith.
| The shut OUT of Heintze and Boltwood
has caused much unfavorahle comment.
Allan L. McDermott. it is believed, will
check many moves of the Street and Wa
ter Board, which require the concurrence
of the Board of Finance. 1t is expected
that there will De lively times in the sew
eral branches of the city government dur
| ing the coming year.